I served 3 1/2 years active duty in the Navy '65 thru '68. Two years Vietnam. I went to the VA when I was around 64 or 65 years old, armed with my DD214. All I told them was that I wanted to register with them in the event of a service connected disability in the future. No problem. They gave me a once a year checkup which I co-payed $50. As it t.urns out, I now have several service connected disabilities due to Agent Orange. The VA had me go to a third party for medical analysis and prior to that I went to the Sumter County office off of Rt466A and met with an exceptionally efficient VSO who filled in all the blanks and gave me good info.
So now I get a disability payment and all my service connected disabilities are taken care of by the VA with no co-pay.
But I would recomment the Sumter County VSO. Pay him a visit (appointment needed). He will get you on track.
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