Category Archives: Complaints Department

$18.2 MILLION FOR TBI DOWN THE TUBES

Posted on July 20, 2012 by asknod

Detroit Bob sens us this dismal news. It seems like more of the same time after time. The assessment at the end of the article says it all: Dr. Chrisanne Gordon, chairwoman of Resurrecting Lives, a TBI research, treatment and advocacy … Continue reading →

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VAOIG–DEJA VU IN PHOENIX

Posted on July 18, 2012 by asknod

Seems like we just read something similar about a VARO in Lincolnlogland . The only thing different was they gave no rating to the Phoenix RO as to how bad good they were doing. 26th out of 58? 32nd? We conducted … Continue reading →

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85% DENIAL=?

Posted on July 14, 2012 by asknod

Member Darryl emailed me with his tale of woe. He’s been denied for HCV via jetguns and/or tattoos. It seems he had some artwork done in Texas before heading to Germany in the 80’s. When he was discharged, no one … Continue reading →

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ANOTHER HICKEYGRAM

Posted on July 12, 2012 by asknod

In what is perhaps a redux of the famous Z-grams which Rear Admiral Elmo Zumwalt used to issue in the 70s on operational procedures in the Navy, so too is Undersecretary of the VA for Benefits Allison  A. Hickey similarly … Continue reading →

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WHAT’S IN THE WATER IN MINERAL WELLS?

Posted on June 30, 2012 by asknod

We always consider Texas to be the bedrock of the nation where patriotism and love of America resides. They can’t be all bad. They fought with the South. So what do you figure is up down there in Mineral Wells? I … Continue reading →

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HARDSHIP CLAIMS

Posted on June 29, 2012 by asknod

One would think that the vA would have a soft spot for those Veterans who are so horribly disadvantaged that they find themselves financially or medically strapped to meet their obligations. When they succumb to lack of funds and are forced to … Continue reading →

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BvA REBELLION

Posted on June 27, 2012 by asknod

As with all catastrophes, certain panaceas are regularly trotted out as the repair order. With the vA this isn’t so. They are, for the most part, hide-bound and stuck in the past. Witness their insane desire lo these last two … Continue reading →

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VA EMPLOYEES SAY “NOT IT!”

Posted on June 19, 2012 by asknod

Here’s a link to Swords and Plowshares’ web site. Holy shit, Batman. Read them and weep. Now the vA employees are up in arms. I wondered how long it would be before they refused to take any more blame for what the … Continue reading →

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Why OSC?

Posted on June 17, 2012 by joeaveragevet

Yesterday I published an article on an OSC poll.  About a third of you guessed that OSC was the “Office of Special Counsel”.   You were correct, but what has that got to do with anything? A  few weeks ago, … Continue reading →

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Can we trust the VA?

Posted on June 14, 2012 by joeaveragevet

Many Vets have mixed feelings whether to trust the VA or not while others have a strong opinion one way or the other.    On one hand, Veterans who have weaved through the disability maze at the VA receive their compensation checks … Continue reading →

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