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I believe the general was promoted under Clinton.

As for VA service I think this letter is from a whiner who has not adequately planned for his retirement.

At ETS he will receive his miliary pension, which apparently is just not good enough. So his ‘planning’ includes receiving VA benefits immediately at ETS when his case has not even been accepted or rated! And he’s a regular retirement, not a medical separation from Line of Duty injuries.

I’m getting really po-d at this drama queen. From his rant and level of self-centeredness it’s clear he’s a real piece of work. He laments the end of the Quick Start program which was probably the extent of his post-service financial planning. So in essence he believes he is still entitled to jump ahead of injured service members’ outstanding claims using THEM as a justification for his own accelerated processing!

The system is over-worked -as he acknowledges. Why then can he not realize and accept that an able-bodied retiree such as himself is a low priority claim? Aparently, judging by his obsessiveness, he has already spent the VA money -before even receiving the settlement percentage. Outstandingly short-sighted and irresponsible judgement.

He’d get better use of his time and energy at the base ACAP center looking for employment then harping on the VA in the name of injured veterans for his Kwik-Cash payouts for an able-bodied a-hole.

There sure are a lot of ASS umptions in your post.

The soldier was explaining the complete ineptness of the VA...an experience I and many others have gone through as well.

It’s not about “financial planning”, he was trying to do things according to the VA’s rules, rules they weren’t/aren’t following.

An extremely detailed account, names, dates, phone numbers, etc. An account that clearly demonstrates a level of patience and persistence, described by you as “whining”.

His pension will be offset by any VA benefits he receives. The only benefit to this is that he will see a reduced tax burden since VA disability isn’t taxable income.

I suppose that the many thousands of other vets who go through this purposeful maze should just suck it up? Quit their whining and be glad that they’re getting something at all?