So it’s finally over. The last Special Programs exams at the VA for this increase in disability compensation from my current 70% rating to 100% due to “unemployability” are finished; I had the last two today. The only thing left to do now is to wait for the VA to make the final decision, August being the earliest that I’ll possibly hear from them.

it’s been a long journey to get to this point, a journey which began last October when I had to face the fact that I finally could no longer meet the basic requirements of remaining employed. I saw it coming but it was a hard thing to actually face up to and I’m still having a hard time accepting the hard fact that I’m truly disabled (and slowley getting worse) and that it’s not just a temporary thing. You’d think after nearly thirty years of working with and around these disabilities of mine that I would have gotten the hint by now.

So the best thing I can do at this point is to enjoy the summer and not think about the what might happen if the VA turns down this request. I’ve filed all the forms, been to all the exams and answered all the questions. In other words, there’s nothing more I need to or can do at this point so why worry about a decision that hasn’t been made yet? Yup! Sounds good to me.

Besides, I have work to do on these blogs of mine and the goals therein that I want to meet before the summer is too far gone. It’s time to take this blogging experience of mine and start using it. I have the time so why not put it to good use?

Here’s to a productive summer!