I am veteran who was medically retired at 19 years and 1 month of service. I am 90% disabled with a slew of stuff wrong with me, the biggest of which are PTSD, Severe Depression, Multiple Sclerosis, and Debilitating migraine headaches, and sadly much more. I spent 10 years of my career overseas 5 of which was in combat zones, and about three of that living in freakin tents. Most of my health problems were caused by a bad reaction to a vaccine for anthrax. I have been fighting with the VA for years trying to get some kind of financial help because I am unable to work. I get no money from the VA, but part of my retirement from the military is tax free. In my last claim the person who did my compensation and pension examination absolutely lied about the information that was in my medical records, just so I purposefully would not be able to receive any benefits. Now I have to wait up to 5 years just to have my case appealed because this person lied to hurt me and my family. If I could get away with it I would go and deal her a painful slow death. I just wonder how many other veterans she has done this too. She deserves to die for the economic pain and suffering already caused by her lies, and also all the pain and suffering that will come. My wife and child would be better off with me dead from a financial standpoint. They would be able to get life insurance money. Now I have peanuts coming in from the government and my son is nearing college age. My son hates me because I am so worthless anyway. I can't do anything with him, and can't even support him. You know veteran's kids like to be able to have enough money to do things also. When their Daddy or Mommy can't work because they are too ill or injured from serving their country it is pathetically sad. My Dad did things with me as a teenager helped me buy my first car and lots of other Dad and son things. My son will be 16 in less than three months, and I can't help with much of anything. Everybody pretty much hates me anyway due to my PTSD issues which keep me from having any meaningful relationship with anybody whatsoever. There is a short list of people who have totally wronged me who deserve to die for pain and suffering, and Jesus Christ is the only one who is keeping me from doing a murders/suicide. I need to learn to forgive and forget. The Medical part of the VA does very little to help. Unless you go in and say you are suicidal or homicidal, they will not give you the kind of mental health treatment that you need.
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