and things very possibly will get worse, Farage's intervention has been very well received."

In the face of mounting anger over spending cuts, Athens's two-party coalition is clinging to power with a majority of three. Hostility towards Europe – once a rarity – is also growing.

As in other austerity-whipped member states, Greece's anti-European parties, like Ukip, are expected to do well in the European elections. The neo-fascist Golden Dawn party, if allowed to contest the election – an inquiry into its alleged criminal activities is under way – is tipped to enter the 751-seat Strasbourg-based parliament. So, too, is the main opposition radical left Syriza party, which shares none of the nationalists' views.

On Saturday even Syriza had a kind word for Ukip. "Of course, we have nothing whatsoever insought treatment for knee pain while in service. She continued to experience pain after service but did not have a specific diagnosis or identifiable injury.

She was denied service connection for her knee pain by the VA Regional Office in 1994 and 2008, and she appealed her 2008 claim to the Board of Veterans’ Appeals. Ms. Saunders received an exam as part of a Board remand that noted she experienced functional limitations, and the examiner stated that her bilateral knee pain was at least as likely as not caused by her time in service. However, the Board then denied her claim on the grounds that the VA cannot pay disability benefits for pain alone without an underlying medical diagnosis.

She appealed the Board’s denial to the U.S. Court of Appeals