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Again, I have mixed feelings about this video because of a few reasons. These individuals could have done what I did…which was save money prior to getting discharged (especially since they were getting paid quite well in Iraq/Afgan and I would imagine not spending it). I mean seriously, you knew you were getting out, it wasn’t a surprise…what happened to your money? Then I enrolled in school and used the GI bill to pay for my living expenses. They can not deny you the GI bill unless you received a dishonorable discharge. It makes me question if these individuals received an honorable discharge (it was never mentioned). I attended college, graduated and now I have a life. Why are they not attending school now? I mean you seriously get paid to go to school. It was like a job to go to school. You would get a paycheck every month to pay for rent and food.So at the end, I have mixed feelings about the VA. They are pretending that nothing is wrong with me to save money, I’m assuming, but they also paid for my education. P.S.- I reside in New York too! SGT T

Cont: Fast forward to present day, I have been diagnosed with PTSD by private doctors/therapist, whom will all agree that I DEFINITELY have it and that the VA is bias and just avoiding to compensate me. I started on medication and I, for the first time in a really long time, am not fighting a private war with myself. I can finally sleep at night; I’m not in constant anxiety and fear. I recently filed again through the VA because I solely want them to pay for my medication/therapy- which I feel I need in order to be “normal”. I met with the VA again, they told me it will be unlikely that I will receive much because according to them I am “high functioning” and I’m not homeless. I have a full time job and get up every day and go to work. I would have imagined that they would be happy that. Honestly the only reason I CAN do this is because I seeked help somewhere else!! I have had friends who had very promising futures but ended up resorting to drugs and alcoholism secondary to PTSD. They will be forever ruined. It breaks my heart knowing these great individuals had their futures taken away from them. Completely breaks my heart. PTSD is real people.

if VA representative doesn't respond, you should write to your local congressman. look up your representative and write to him/her until you get response. not just e-mails, but letters.
if you get ignored then, write about it to a newspaper agency. newsweek. your local paper. put your congressman/woman's name who ignored your request. it pisses me off that you have to do that much to get your contracted benefits while they could just break your contracts and stop loss as they wish! but that's what we did.
but veterans can't afford lawyers so that's all you can do.