For whatever reason my dad had the VA write a standard letter that read:

“The official records of the Department of Veterans Affairs show that [my dad] is permanently and totally disabled for purposes of the VA.”

He was officially diagnosed 100% permanently disabled with PTSD in the early nineties.  (I have the official paperwork somewhere.)  He also had: diabetes, a condition his doctor attributed to Agent Orange exposure, brought on by the Vietnam War Continue reading →