I JUST GOT A VA NOTICE & HAVEN'T BEEN IN SINCE 1979

I just received a VA letter related to stolen id information & I havn't been enlisted since 1979. And even then it was that National Guard.

I WANT SOME SOB IN JAIL OVER THIS....

I AM REALLY PISSED.

ON EDIT:

SINCE WHEN AM I A VETERAN. I WAS NEVER EVEN NEAR NAM.

both just got ours. He got out in '70 I retired in 1988. These aren't VA records, he never filed with the VA, these are all records of enlistments.

at my VA doctors insistence.

I was discharged in 1986 and got my letter the other day.

'70 here too. I haven't got one yet.

About the veteran status, I thought just being discharged from the military made you eligible for VA and other veteran's benefits. My brother is a "veteran" despite only 2.5 yrs in the Marines, and no war action of any kind.

At least when I was in. There was a 6 month rule if you served less than 6 months active duty you did not qualify. Most people were discharged with less than that. If I am entitled to those benefits then I am more than pissed.

a vet is anyone who served in the military.

Even if all you did was polish the general's car.

I'm starting to think this breach is bigger than they've acknowledged, though.

it is larger, and lets see how many vets realize these guys don't give a flying rats ass about them

I got a call from my credit card company... guess what? Some SOB stole mine and I am a dependent... cute, ain't it?

&*%^$%&&%%^**^%^**

The VA has not even bothered with the letter with us yet, and hubby IS a vet

Anybody wants to steal my identity, they're welcome to it since my credit rating is piss poor.

I declared Bankruptcy in 1987 following my wife's death, medical bills and an asshole republican land lord.

I have no desire to repeat that. My credibility is all that I have.

they can make your life a thousand times harder by this....

vet. Not to be confused with a Vietnam vet. I'm an era vet. I never served in country but I'm still a vet and got full benefits of the GI bill. Check with the VA and see what benefits you may have. You served, you put yourself in a position to be sent anywhere in the world at any time. You earned any benefits you have coming.

Thanks for the service.

Army active duty 1993-1999

We're pissed too. My information, as a spouse, was likely stolen as well per the letter.

He's been out since 1972.

and I asked him yesterday if he got his, and he said he had, just Monday.

I wonder if he wondered how I knew he would get one . . . ah, but these types are really intellectually incurious . . .

and all of the records were supposedly burt in a fire.

Being a disabled vet has its consequences.....

I good one yesterday.

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Why are they involved in this????

they are very regulated. & should not have ANY information and are preclued by law from releasing any.

unless the VA is using their database to locate people.

Which reminds me HOW THE HELL did they know where I live????

send the notices. It's in the small print there on the letter.

Discharged in 1979 and got my letter Monday.

My husband was a 100% service connected disabled veteran who died in 1990. He was medically discharged in the 80's. Since they are saying now that the wifes have info stolen also, would that be something I should worry about. Or does this only include living veterans?

Has anyone heard from any widows getting letters?

awareness level about her finances and she checked her bank statement online today..someone had printed credit union checks using her account number but a different name/address and phone...and bought a $2,000.00 item at Best Buy and spent 68.00 at WAWA..probably filled up his stolen SUV too....co-incidence? maybe... or maybe her VA info was the source....

luckily she checked her account before all the checks she had written bounced...the money was put back in her account but with a new account number...what could have been a disaster...turned out to be more of a nusiance....hopefully...it's over.

I am a ex-wife of a retired Navy man...and will be checking my accounts regularly.

us and tell them to do a 30 day freeze, every 30 days renew if you think they are gona slam you with your stolen info.

I haven't talked to my brothers to see if they've gotten them, but with what I'm reading here they probably have them already.