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Date Posted: 10:22:17 12/12/08 Fri
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TIM
's message, "Re: VA Compensation Denial" on 10:20:23 12/12/08 Fri
>>Hello Fellow Vets,
>> My name is Robert D. Segovia. I served at Tan Son
>>Nhut,AFB during Nov 1968 through Feb 1969. My branch
>>of service was the U. S. Air Force. My specialty was
>>A.G.E. (Aerospace Ground Equipment ) Repairman.
>> I have been diagnosis by the VA with Post Tramic
>>Stress Disorder due to my war experience in Nam and am
>>receiving treatment with medications for the last two
>>or more years. I have been trying to collect
>>compensation for approximately 1 year. The DAV has
>>been taking care of my claim . Today, I received a
>>Denial notice from the VA for this claim due to
>>insuffient data. The Denial also acknowledges that I
>>do have PTSD. This Denial is based on not having
>>"dates, places or perhaps names" and insuffient data
>>where I experienced rocket fire and mortar fire and
>>other experiences while at Tan Son Nhut, AFB. This
>>and other experiences of viewing dead soldiers from a
>>rocket attack has added to my trama and have been
>>submitted in my claim of PTSD. In my claim I stated
>>that I helped unload alot of green bags filled with
>>corpses and stacked them in air conditioned connexes.
>>This connexes were primarily used for storing recon
>>film. The connex was emptied of films and utilized for
>>corpses storage. I remember that the Viet Cong were
>>threating at the end of the runway to C- 130 flights
>>out of Tan Son Nhut and therefore it was decided that
>>it was too risky to fly-out the dead and better to
>>store them at least temporarily.
>> I remember during one mortar attack, one night
>>while asleep, that knock me off my top bunk and
>>sustained a fractured right wrist. Surely my medical
>>records can attest to that, as far as mortar attacks.
>>There were many "Take Cover" calls for us to go to the
>>bunkers. Hey , it was every night that we had mortar
>>attacks during that time of Tet. I remember seeing
>>the fire works at night occuring outside of the base,
>>in Saigon. I could see it from the second floor of my
>>barracks where I bunked. The gunships were firing
>>with tracers and I could see this all night happening
>>in Saigon.
>> At another time, I remember a 55 millimeter rocket
>>hitting the eaves of a barracks and burying itself
>>about 3 ft into the ground , right outside the corner
>>of the barrack, which was surrounded with sandbags 3-
>>4 ft up. That barrack was not but two or three
>>barracks away from ours. I rushed to that barracks in
>>my "skives" that night to help the wounded. I only
>>found dead soldiers laying in their bunks and a huge
>>pool of blood that felt sticky to my bare feet. The
>>only guy I remember walking and wandering in pitch
>>darkness was the soldier that had escape from the
>>rocket explosion. His bunk was the one at the bottom
>>at the corner and only 4- 5 feet away from the rocket
>>landing. The sandbags saved him ! His ear drums were
>>busted though and was totally deaf and in shock!
>>This occurred around the early hours of the morning,
>>around 2 AM. The date I don't remember.
>> Does anyone have any recollection of any of these
>>events by any chance?
>> I need help to appeal to the VA denial notice.
>>Any details that we can share and help me recall ,
>>will certainly be appreciated.
>> Where do I start?...to collect information for what
>>the VA requires. I know that I can submit and
>>request my records from archives to vertify my
>>fractured right wrist. Also will help to place a date
>>on it as well prove the mortar attacks.
>> Hope to hear from anyone soon.
>> Thanks in advance to everyone for the help.
>>
>> I live in Houston, Texas
>> My e-mail is Stunningone@houston.rr.com
>>
>>
>> Sincerely,
>> Viet Nam Veteran,
>>Bob
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