Larry, congratulations and good for you. One doesn't always win with the VA! I think I understand why you wanted your CAD connected to AO, although already service connected. Again, you proved you worked, played or lived near the perimeter. Not always easy to do in writing, but a must to get your claim approved. You know I think about what our politicians and superiors did to thousands of young men with exposure to AO. Then the Johnson administration telling North Vietnam where the targets of missions would be, under the BS "to protect civilians" premise, and all the planes and pilots lost. Like the bad guys didn't do stuff right in the middle of populated areas on purpose? Okay enough of that, and congratulations! LouB.