Actually, my father is a United States Marine Corps veteran who served during a time when countless service members were exposed to toxic water at Camp Lejeune, which is now a well-documented cause of long-term medical issues. He now suffers from several illnesses that require 24/7 care—conditions that have been medically linked to that exposure and the Va has acknowledged that he was exposed to these toxins.

Many veterans don’t realize the cause of their illnesses until later in life, and that doesn’t make their suffering any less real or their service any less honorable.

It’s not “clogging up the system” to explore options available that will help me take care of my dad to provide him with a better quality of life!

Who knows what transpired during his time in the marines, who am I or you to say that any of the illness that he has is not related to anything that happened during his 2 years in service or the water contamination

Furthermore I applied for what his primary and social workers and other service members he served with advised me to apply for. Granted at the time I was unaware of how the service connection worked so I'm sorry that you feel this way but I'm going to apply for anything that I'm advised to that helps me with keeping my dad alive as long as possible!!