Loyal sends us this from the Heartland of America. VA can hide nothing from this gentleman. If there is anything amiss in VAland he seems to smell it. Here we have the typical VA “Meet and Greet” with the press and pray nobody reads the thing:
I find this article interesting, and revealing:
According to Shinseki, his Veteran homelessness initiative is working. http://www.military.com/news/article/shinseki-says-vet-homelessness-down-12-percent.html
Many Vets doubt his numbers. It would seem odd that it “works for males” but not for females, who have had worsening homeless numbers.
More likely, is the VA “made up” the numbers to make it appear that Veteran homelessness is improving, while it is really getting worse, along with the claims backlog.
You can track the worsening backlog, here:
http://www.vba.va.gov/REPORTS/mmwr/index.asp
Living in the shadow of the Drew Carey RO, he hears and sees more than us. Years from now we will read that Loyal pioneered the original GPS RFID document-tracking device to help him locate the phantom Cleveland claim eater. I can’t wait for the book.
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Bethanie Spangenberg
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Wesley McCauley
Veterans Claims Help 
This slide show might be helpful to understand how the HUD-VA is trying to help a select group of vets.
In the FAQ–towards the end– a vet can be considered “homeless” if their landlord writes a letter saying they are terminating/not renewing with the vet. Couch hoping is not good enough. The need in this economy is huge.
Click to access huddoc