This claim is here for two reasons. This Vet needs to appeal this and get an appeal started to establish his effective date of May, 2002. He should have gotten a rating for 0% as they clearly state he had hep in service and there is no evidence of A or B serology. When his world comes crashing down in 5-10-20 years, he is going to be behind the 8 ball and have to start the claim from scratch. So, if there are any like minded Vets in Connecticut who belong to or are in regular touch with the AMERICAN LEGION, I would hope they would extend some effort to try to identify this Vet and inform him that he got the Bum’s Rush(as usual)from Uncle Victor. He may not be sick now, but there are no guarantees. The VET has until February 7, 2009 to object to this or he can try to fix it when he’s sick later. If you can help, I’m sure he would appreciate it. It shouldn’t be impossible to locate this guy. If you succeed, God Bless you. Or, in the alternative, God Bless you anyway, just on general principles. Asking God’s blessing is still one of those things that is priceless and hasn’t been taxed yet. Yet.

http://www.va.gov/vetapp08/Files1/0803421.txt