VA didnt pay me my spouse allowance on my compensation
Hey all, I am a veteran rated at 40% VA compensation. I filed back in 2000 and just today i looked into my payment and realized that the VA has only been paying me for Vet + 3 dependant children. I...
View ArticleSpouses of a Combat Vet With Post Traumatic Stress Disorder....
You Local Vet Center will Guide & Teach you...Symptoms may not surface for years. Susan(my 4th wife) said "I remember when he talked Arabic in his sleep and hit me", and had terrible nightmares....
View ArticleNeed recipes
trying to help a Vet with chronic pancreatitis. Not many cooks in the family. Need diet suggestions for lots of fresh fruits and vegetables, low fat, easy to digest, high in omega 3 fatty acids, ideas...
View ArticleAnother dating a vet with PTSD
Hi,I have been seeing a retired vet for a couple of months. We are in our 40's, his kids are grown, mine are older but at home (teens). He explained he was in AA and so I've been very cautious and...
View Articlelost dont know what to do anymore (ptsd gulf war syndrome)
Hi my boyfriend is on the verge of breaking up with me again i can see it coming but what can i do about it,when i try to talk to him he either ends up walking away or making up excuses instead of the...
View ArticleVietnam Vets wife needs ideas....
This board is so good. It's been a while since I've been here. But, now I know I need to read here everyday if nothing else but to help me cope. My husband has been 100% P&T for PTSD about 10...
View Articlenot a spouse still needing help
HI all I am tring to fine a sample on a OSA spouse letter thanks for the help
View Articleage gap and ptsd
my boyfriend is 59 and i'm 33. he was in vietnam when he was young and says he has ptsd. he drinks a lot and when he drinks he can be really mean and annoying. he has never hit me or abused me. he...
View Articlenew to this site
Hi everyone,I have been reading The Veterans Benefit Network for 2+ years, but I never saw the spouses site.This is wonderful.I already feel relieved to find so many of you who have lived my life. I...
View Articlecounseling for son?
Our son is 28 and living at home with us. He was on his own for 5 years and did well. He held down a job and kept an apartment. Then things started falling apart for him. He needs some counseling but...
View ArticleCaregiver support
Found this today about support for the veteran caregiver. Most is for the Post 911 veteran and family.http://www.caregiver.va.gov/
View ArticleNew to site; just don't know where else to turn
My daughter's father has PTSD. He goes for services at the VA but he needs so much more. I met him when he came back from Iraq (7 years ago) and we dated off and on. In the meantime, he met another...
View ArticleNew OEF Veteran's Wife
Hello all! Today was my first time coming across this site and I am happy I found it. I feel that you all may be able to help support and guide me to the answers I've been searching for. My husband...
View ArticleNew to site
Hi, I am new here. I have been in a relationship with a Vietnam Vet who has PTSD and was awarded 100% just this past December. We have been together since 2009 and have been engaged for just over a...
View ArticleThis Army wife won't throw in the towel!!
Hello to all. I am new to the site and look forward to meeting some new people here. I am a military wife and mother of two beautiful children. I find myself here because I am looking to find...
View ArticleLooking for a related person(s) to James Howell Sumner of Fox Co. 2nd BN,...
Hello I am new to this site I am looking for the wife or sister to USMC 1SGT James Howell Sumner I am an ECVHS student looking to learn about Sumner's history and his servitude in the Vietnam War you...
View ArticleHow do you feel once you seperate yourself from that life?
My husband is on the path of getting out of the military. I believe it is the right thing. He has been through a lot, and I think he would be a hazard to himself and others if he were to deploy...
View ArticleI Have to Vent SOMEWHERE!!!! Marriott Hotels Military Discount Complaint...
I have stayed at the same Marriott in Georgia numerous times. We have ALWAYS been given the military rate as well as shown our military identifications. Today when booking through the central booking...
View Articlecaregiver support claim status check anyone?
Can someone tell me how we can check to make sure our caregiver claim has been recv'd? And the status? We are texas. We called the main number the reps did not even know what we were talking about....
View ArticleI don't know what to do
I don't know if I'm dumb or it's the illness. Been seeing a guy since feb we talked for a year and met while he was deployed. He is also leaving in a week to o back to afghan. He is so off and on and...
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