Well guys, I think I have put it off long enough. Since I have recently heard of some "presumptive conditions" related to serving in theater during Gulf 1, I decided, as a 50+ year old preparing for retirement from Federal civilian service, I should get over to the VA and get registered.
I was VaNG 224 Combat Aviation and was activated and went to theater in mid to late 1991. I was attached to the 158th Avn and then to suplort a bunch of different Divisions during the exodus in late 1991. I spent a couple hundred hours riding in my UH-60 in oil fire smoke, wandering around burning barrels of shït and, as a special treat, my appendix was removed in a Kuwaiti hospital near Camp Doha by a Kuwati med team. I have no service related issues that I specifically recall and few other doc visits. (Well, maybe a couple things but who knows what the results would be if those were reviewed or where the med records may reside at this point.)
What is one's best course of action to start this process?
Go to the local VFW and find a guru?
Go to the local VA office for a run around?
I started this thread to get you guys who have been through it to tell anyone (like me) who could benefit about what you learned during your registration process in order to make it as efficient (yeah right), painless, and beneficial as possible to a veteran who is looking to register.
Post thoughts, helpful links or otherwise bring it.
I was VaNG 224 Combat Aviation and was activated and went to theater in mid to late 1991. I was attached to the 158th Avn and then to suplort a bunch of different Divisions during the exodus in late 1991. I spent a couple hundred hours riding in my UH-60 in oil fire smoke, wandering around burning barrels of shït and, as a special treat, my appendix was removed in a Kuwaiti hospital near Camp Doha by a Kuwati med team. I have no service related issues that I specifically recall and few other doc visits. (Well, maybe a couple things but who knows what the results would be if those were reviewed or where the med records may reside at this point.)
What is one's best course of action to start this process?
Go to the local VFW and find a guru?
Go to the local VA office for a run around?
I started this thread to get you guys who have been through it to tell anyone (like me) who could benefit about what you learned during your registration process in order to make it as efficient (yeah right), painless, and beneficial as possible to a veteran who is looking to register.
Post thoughts, helpful links or otherwise bring it.
