Hi I'm new here, my names Dave I'm living in Ludgershall, Wiltshire anyone close? and hello

As I stated in my title I'm Dave, I'm a injured war veteran and contemplating going to live in the Philippines as we have had 3 visitor visa applications rejected, we put another one in last Monday and have hopefully put sufficient information down for it to be successful this time. I am waiting for my divorce which is why I can't apply for a fiancée visa and so I find myself contemplating going to live there except I'm finding it impossible to secure medical insurance and I'm having difficulty with UK veterans.

I receive a war pension as I was injured in service, and the MOD have produced a booklet which discusses injured war veterans living overseas, in it, it basically says that they may refund the cost of treatment and they may not, it goes on to say that it will be determined by the Rt Hon Secretary of State for Defence, my MP has written to him, waiting for a reply, which I'm in no doubt will be as confusing as the rest of the documentation that I've read so far.

As you can imagine it's an extremely stressful time, anyway the reason I asked in my opening line, do you live in the same area as me, as I could do with the help of someone going through the same or similar to me, I should explain, amongst my injuries I have PTSD and I'm struggling right now, I'm seeing my counsellor tomorrow at Tedworth House which is my local Help for Heroes Recovery Centre, luckily I only live 10 minutes away, but sadly I can't get myself there, there's two reasons for that, firstly I feel guilty as hell, because there are guys and girls who deserve the help much more than me and secondly, if I'm lucky I'll sleep for 2 hours, I can't be in my bedroom, I have to be looking out of the window watching for terrorists, I'm so tired but I can't sleep and my brain is all over the place, to look at me you wouldn't know, just like my mates with PTSD. I've tried practically every sleeping pill they just make me into a zombie and I can't focus at all, I've got to be at that window.

I manage to go out in the daytime for a coffee to Andover, I sometimes talk to people, I have a good friend, a chap I served with, he comes over for a couple of days every few months, he's been a massive help to me, he's always doing jobs for me that I can't do, he's been a God send, he really has.

I don't expect to be paid by the government, I just need to know one way or the other, I think if I told a insurance company that they didn't have to pay for my war injuries as those would be dealt with by the MOD I could secure medical insurance if I could I'd be there tomorrow, but I'm injured enough, at least I think I am yet I'm on stag as we call it in the Army or guard duty every single night, when I'm with my fiancée I relax, I still don't sleep, but my head can cope.

Anyway I've bored you enough, so I'll burst into flames and let you get on.

Corporal retired

hello Dave--welcome to the site.

a few questions--

have you actually visited the philippines yet ?
why were the visit visa applications refused ?

Thank you for your reply bigmac,

Yes I've been to the Philippines, on the rejection letters it keeps just referring to the potential of my fiancée not returning, she hadn't put that she cares for her mother which is as a result of her mother having Alzheimers, so I guess her putting her mother down shows she has a dependant.