Unless your claim is a slam dunk, which appears it isn’t,I strongly suggest you hire an attorney to handle your claim. I went the VFW/ AL route and all they got me was lost time(5 years) , Hired a attorney, it took a little over 7 years but I’m at 100% service connected , combat with back pay...
SMG put me on a diet, hey there fat boy you really alt to try it
No more potatoes , no more bread
Visions of honey buns dancing in my head
Ft Bragg (82 ABN) running cadence early 80’s