Letter to VA patient advocate

Listen, he can do nothing. He is part of the VA; they are their own organizations. weird that he would be hired as a VSO for 3 plus the county.

go to a VFW and ask who to go to. call the local director and complain.

you can file your own claim online. it is not hard to submit, hard to get your benefits. just file a complaint of every medical issue that you have been diagnosed with. have the paperwork from the private doc uploaded to the VA during the process. if you have been with the VA for your care, you are good.

you have been out a long time leatherneck. I as well. make sure if you dont have medical from time in the Corps.. get at least 3 buddy statements and current condition documented.

if you still need help go to the VFW and they will point you in the right direction for the good VSO. if you get denied either fight it yourself or a lawyer at that point can help you. the key is adding more to the medical file and having everything wrong documented in some form and how it relates to an injury in the Corps. i will watch thread if you have questions - Semper Fi

Hang in there!

I use to work for the VA and I can honestly say the main issues with the VA is the patients are running the asylum. They hire a lot of disabled veterans and they are very hard to fire. This is a big problem because they screw up and do bad stuff and they keep their jobs.

i’ll contribute this.


I am a white male veteran. did my time in the 90s. i’m
in my 50s. I was fired from my job at a state position, and replaced with a twenty something indian IT worker. losing my pension. and livelihood.

i was fired because i couldn’t keep up with a a twenty something indian who has more training and experience on some software and would work 18 hour days.

we are being replaced. no doubt in my mind. and i also want it to burn. i want blood.

The VA is a very evil place.

Got fucking leukemia from the burning shit and trash in Bosnia during the 90's. Have the presumptive condition, but the location isn't on their little list. Denied my claim twice. Fuck the VA.

It is a fight every other month to get meds. We use Community Care. They help us the best they can. Keep fighting.

I GOT OUT IN '84- AIRBORNE INFANTRYMAN- AND HAVE HAD LOSS OF HEARING AND SEVERE TINTINNITUS EVER SINCE. I FINALLY WENT TO THE VA LAST MONTH TO SEE WHAT THEY COULD DO AND GOT A HEARING AID AND A WHITE NOISE MACHINE FOR FREE.

I DIDN'T EXPECT THAT MUCH TO BE HONEST. THEY WERE PROFESSIONAL AND HELPFUL. I STILL AVOID DOCTORS AND HOSPITALS LIKE THE PLAGUE, BUT NOW AT LEAST I KNOW I CAN GO IF SOMETHING HAPPENS.

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