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Looking for help finding work or something.
Mon, 08/29/2016 - 20:18Hi iv looked some on forums but can't find much info to help me out. I'm currently looking to possibly try and get a job somehow but I can't figure out how or what would be a best option for me. I have had epilepsy since 2012 when I got a severe traumatic brain injury in the army. Still to this day I'm not controlled enough to be able to drive and they can't decide on witch part of my brain damage to try and do surgery on to see if that helps. I have since been retired from the service but the pay is pretty limited and I think I need to work now. Iv seen the typical thing is collage and computer stuff but I'm also have cognitive disorders and learning disabilities from the brain injury so I can't seem to make new advanced skills stick. I guess I'm just wondering if anyone out there has had similar problems and how did you overcome them? Any advice would be appreciated thank you.
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Each state employment office
Submitted by just_joe on Mon, 2016-08-29 - 21:48
Each state employment office also has a person to work with disabled people so one thing I would, They can look in many different areas even help with schooling. But epihelp posted more which you should be looking at since you are a vet... Thank You For Your Service
I already gave up on the va
Submitted by Zachary Russell on Mon, 2016-08-29 - 21:30
I already gave up on the va medical. In my first appointment they wanted to take me off the meds that have been working the best because they don't offer them, and put me back on some that already failedI still go on post for all my health care because it's way better than the va. The VA gets its bad rap for a reason. Thanks for the links. I'm hoping some people with similar problems can share personal experiences hopefully.