Got a letter yesterday from the VA. I had been hoping for one saying that they had completed the investigation on my reconsideration for service connected status of my disability. I didn’t hold out any real hope that this letter was that letter, but it was the large size and full of pages so I guess I did hope a little. When I got back to the house from the mailbox I opened the letter and found a long missive telling me that I make to much money to get free medical care from the VA and that they were going to make me pay $50.00 a doctor visit and $8.00 a prescription retroactive for a year.

The only money I get is a small check each month from social security for being 100% disabled. This puts me over the limit so I have to pay for the care of the VA. Gosh, I sure am glad I put 11 years of my life into serving my country and now that the damage done to my body while performing that service has made me unable to work, the VA is right here ready to take a couple more pints of blood.

When I got inside the house I found I had a message from the congressman’s aide who was trying to find out why the VA was taking so long with my case. When I called him back, he told me the VA said I had no case pending with them, they weren’t reconsidering my claim, no paperwork had been submitted asking for such a thing. Seems my Advocate, Mr. Rosenburger had never sent it in back in June when he said he had.

Although it is a mental condition, depression has physical manifestations, like loss of appetite, insomnia, an overriding need for sleep, physical weakness, despair.

I’m going to bring up a couple of Kris Kristofferson albums on the computer and listen to some sad music for a while.