by Glen Nicholls » Thu Oct 01, 2009 9:48 pm
Russ,
Home Depot, Wendy's, Checker Auto, Sports Authority (Amunition), some Sonics, and yes, they don't do it automatically, you have to ask.
I now ask everywhere, for a Vet Discount, and if they don't have one, I ask for a Senior Discount, and if they still refuse, I ask for an "outrageous mustache" discount, and if nothing else they start laughing. About a third of the time they will come up with something, even if it is an employee discount.
With 50%+ VA Comp. you get a Free lifetime Golden Eagle Passport to all National Parks. Some states will give you a lifetime fishing license, but no discount on hunting licenses-I guess they make too much money with them.
If your comp rate is 60% you get free medical care, free perscriptions, free hearing aids, and it doesn't all have to be "service connected".
There is vocational rehab, which "activates" 36 months of school tuition, to learn a new trade or profession.
A Vet Counselor can recommend you for the seven week PTSD "camp", and while you are "in" you bump to 100%, plus they re-evaluate your PTSD (although that seems to slow down the process - 1 1/2 years so far).
No matter what your dissability percent is, you can apply for unemployability, which is 100% if they award that to you.
Glen Nicholls CO