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militiaman apparently does not have top-of-the-mind access to his particuar injuries, his disability, his current pension and suppliment, his potential pension and suppliment if this bill is signed, and the processes and review mandates that are employed to ensure that a veteran's condition IS a result of active duty injury, that his infirmity is authentic, and that the % of disability is practical. I have a 100% disability to work as an ESPN World's Stongman Competition professional or a Jewish Rabbi. But I have 0% disbility to work 99.99% of other jobs.

He sure was pissed though. Maybe he should have saved his painful diatribe and just linked us to the two websites that apparently tell it all. What a crock.

There is so much room for fraud and manipulation and historical revisionsm in these programs. Dane, how do you know your backache this morning was from napping poorly on the couch yesterday or from hauling your girlfriend around on your back during Summerfest in 1980? Maybe it was swinging that 2 iron in 1991. That was a real fat hit. It's bull.

hetzman's story is important. A guy who took a bullet into the throat lung area is automatically a 100% to me - that WILL have a debilitating effect over the years. Some guy who fell of a ladder at base and dislocated his shoulder in 1985? Now he's virtually paralyzed, an 80%er? Sorry.

I agree with you 100% and applaud you calling your Senator on hetzman's behalf. The point I was making that miltiaman7's original post was missing many facts and way over the top emotionally.

Every year I watch in amazement as the self serving politicians vote them selves a 3-4,000 dollar raise and would only allow a 2 - 2.5% cost of living allowance raise for the disabled vets. That didn't even keep up with inflation. I'm lucky, at least I can earn an some income, there are many who can,t. I hope that this bill can at least help a few make ends meet. God knows they deserve it. </p.