VA vocational rehab?

[joe511s]

Can you give me the name and number of your counselor? PM me if you want

Not sure - I didn't even know I was going to get the extra money until the counselor went through all the paperwork with me just before I went to the school.

[solocam79]

i am also going thru this right now just had my first appt the other day in the state of indiana i have been disabled for two years now and am really interested in some information from those who have gone thru it

[joe511s]

Gather all the info that you can. Use quotes from this forum, call taxidermist in your area, you need all the ammo you can get your hands on to take to the counselor

[coonhollow]

You asked Me in a PM why I wouldn't recommend this school I feel I should answer here to everyone why even though it might be the wrong thing to do...
The school is run by Jeff Welch & his wife Jody that he acquired from his first taxidermy class. when I went he was going through a divorce, prior to going he advertised as he still does today that you will learn how to sculpt, and mold forms,,, this was simply tossing some clay on a boughten form and pirating it!! his shop attic was full of pirated molds.. this I can prove because I wrote down the form supplier and numbers as well as I have a book full of photos proving piracy..the materials we used were all pirated forms..as well as moulded Jonas and Mohr jawsets using dental powders in the molds... this I also have photos of somewhere as well as classmates that would attest to his activities..He had enough complaints at one time to ban him from advertising in some magazines..There was a young gentleman from Great Falls,MT that has a lot of other complaints and issues..there may be a reason why the VA wont help you go to his school today there were issues in my class with someone attending there through the VA so I'm sure this could have something to do with it..his fish at the time I was there was very week in my opinion, all of his materials were dated simply because he molded things over time and some forms were 70's era...he will promise you a lot I did learn some stuff there but it was not worth my time or money...do some homework, ask for references, he leaves out a few years worth of references and if you ask for references from the year I was there he will tell you he didn't have a class that year or you wont get a legit list of names that were there. you may get one from Oklahoma that in fact was there but there is a reason why he would give a good reference, it may just be the very reason why you cant get them to assist you in finances...

[robsev]

solocam -  the biggest thing I found going through this is don't give up.  It took me about a year's worth of paperwork and meetings before I was approved.  One of the hardest things I had to come up with was a business plan.  I'd never done one before, but after a lot of internet searching and head scratching I had one that was about eight pages long, and it worked.  Sometimes it seems like a bunch of BS, but I think the VA is trying to weed out the people who just want a free ride and some money.

[joe511s]

robsev    they told me they would not help me start a bussiness. They said I had to get a job for 90 days after school. How did you get them to do that for you?

[joe511s]

thanks for the info coonhollow. I will do some research

[robsev]

I didn't ask for it or expect anything.  The VA counselor just explained to me that I would get 1 payment a month for 3 months. 

[John C]

See Troy Rose in Idaho, he will teach!!!

[Kevin M.]

  I was sent to Taxidermy school through the In. State FSSA . program. They also helped set up my shop by suppling me with eguipment. Fleshers. Tanner. Tumbler.
  I had to jump through hoops to get it. But they really helped once I was aproved.

[sid]

www.secondcreation.com   Iam in kansas city kansas and I do take va rehab. people  913-422-3111 or cindycunningham67@yahoo.com

[joe511s]

I started today,just hopes the VA holds up on their end. I would really like to know the tricks of how to get them to pay for some equipment for the shop.

[Del]

Montana School of Taxidermy in Helena, MT is set up to take VA students. Jeff Welch is the owner. His website is montanaschooloftaxidermy.com

[Bill Dishman]

We get several VA students every year,and im convinced that the VA operates like the insurance company whose policy is to initially deny all claims even though there is no basis to do so.
You have to keep on your VA reps and go over thier heads if necessary. The benefits are yours and they dont have any right to keep you from using them, but you need to keep pushing for whats yours. Like any other government entity, the VA is rife with convoluded paperwork and policies.

[joe511s]

Finished up the 1st month of scool and LOVE it. This is a great school. Thanks everyone for the help for me to get here.