"This economy" is doing pretty great at the moment. Inflation down, market up, jobs for basically anyone reading this forum are available, unless you confuse "l

"This economy" is doing pretty great at the moment. Inflation down, market up, jobs for basically anyone reading this forum are available, unless you confuse "literally being thrown at you from all angles" with unavailable. Have you ever dealt with the VA? They will lie, cheat, and steal to deny benefits at any and all opportunities. Not saying that that makes lying to them or the government right, but how many people need to draw a straight line from their work on the deck of an aircraft carrier and their permanent hearing loss, or similar very obvious conditions, only to have the VA say "Not Service Connected" and deny all claims? It's no wonder you have people go to coaching before every VA meeting to know what keywords will get their claim denied or fast-tracked.