Camp Holloway Discussion Forum Archive 05 - 02/12/06 to 01/21/10

Veterans Benefits Commission

Flight,

Yesterday afternoon Lorraine and I went to St. Petersburg, FL to attend a Veterans' Disability Benefits Commission Town Hall Meeting. This is the first of 5 regional meetings to be held around the country with attendees having the opportunity to make a 5 minute presentation. I attended and spoke on behalf of the VHCMA. In brief I discussed the high rate of Cancer, P.T.S.D. Hearing Loss, and Spinal problems among Vietnam Helicopter Crews and the inconsistency with which the VA treats these claims nationally. Speakers were there representing DAV, VVA, VHCMA, a FL Congressional candidate, and a spokesperson for a FL State Senator as well as individual Veterans from W.W.II Vietnam The Gulf War and The Iraq War.You can learn more about this and put in your comments by going to veterans@vetscommission.intranets.com and www.vetscommission.org . You may already be aware of this but just in case.

I urge you to check this out and provide your input on behalf of all veterans. This commission will provide their findings to congress and possibly reshape the Veterans Benefits program. I am not naive enough to think this commission will cause sweeping changes but I do feel that if you do not provide input then you have no right to complain.

Tom Gator 851

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