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VA Scandals
Shreddergate and other scandals
On the 13th of October, 2008, VA Watchdog dot Org broke the story about documents found in shredder bins at the VA's Detroit Regional Office.
A number of those documents were critical to veterans' disability claims.
As the story unfolded, VA finally began to release information on the incident and we learned that more than one Regional Office was involved in this shredder scandal.
The VA's Office of Inspector General (VAOIG) is investigating.
VA has instituted new guidelines regarding handling of documents.
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This really sucks!!! http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100729/ap_on_go_co/us_arlington_cemetery
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Five aid organizations have denied him financial support, and the VA told the veteran they have a massive backlog http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2838589/My-sacrifice-wasn-t-great-Purple-Heart-soldier-shot-five-times-Afghanistan-told-s-not-sufficiently-disabled-funds-build-wheelchair-accessible-home.html
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"The wife was given her husband’s time of death, but when she went into his room to bid a final farewell, she found Mr Dunn with a strong heart rate and blood pressure. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2693865/They-said-soul-gone-Familys-outrage-unconscious-veteran-mistakenly-pronounced-DEAD-VA-hospital.html Good thing she checked! Favorite reader comment so far: "So being stuck on some waiting list is not the worst thing that can happen. You might get into the system."
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http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/militaryintelligence/2016/03/04/new-va-hotline-chief-has-history-dropped-calls-veterans/81275496/
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1-800-827-1000 In Part "Recently obtained VA documents show that in 2014, 55 percent of calls never got through to a representative. And, so far in 2015, that number is even higher, at 59 percent. http://www.abc15.com/news/local-news/investigations/va-scandal-majority-of-calls-to-benefits-hotline-are-blocked-dont-get-through-to-a-representative
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Coffman, an Army veteran, did not respond at the hearing. But said in a statement later that he could tell McDonald a few things he hasn't done. "I have never run a federal agency that tolerates corruption the way the VA has. I've never built a hospital that's years behind schedule and hundreds of millions over budget. And I've never been a shill for inept bureaucrats who allowed American heroes to die on a medical waiting list," he said. HA- good answer! http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/02/11/va-secretary-asks-iraq-war-veteran-what-have-done/?intcmp=latestnews
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The Veterans Affairs scandal is taking a new turn as a special counsel is receiving a growing number of complaints from employees that the agency retaliated against them for attempting to expose problems. http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2014/07/vas-newest-scandal-whistleblower-retaliation/ Question: Are the Whistleblowers union members and the Supervisors causing problems non-union? I don't understand how unions which trumpeted their presence in the Private sector now fly below the radar in the Public sector. We all know unions brought us out of the Dark Ages yadda yadda - that's irrelevant now. I'm interested in how unions may be complicit in the…
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"A U.S. District Court judge in Little Rock recently found that a surgeon at the Department of Veterans Affairs hospital in Little Rock had botched a surgery and awarded the 75-year-old patient $725,000. Walter Paul Hoover of Webb City, Missouri, sued the U.S. government in 2011 after a surgery in 2009 “caused complete paralysis of his quadriceps,” Judge James Moody Jr. wrote in his order on Sept. 18." Full Story at http://www.arkansasbusiness.com/article/101305/judge-awards-725k-turns-screw-on-va-in-malpractice-lawsuit
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I just made a call from my cell phone to check status on my appeal. After going through the maze. I got this message," We are experincing larger than normal call volume please try your call leter. The I immediately tried my landline phone called again and went through the maze and they said my call time ait would be aproximately 2 minutes. After listened to about 2 minutes of 1940's ballroom, a rep aid said my name is ---- How may I help you. I said I would like to check the status on my appeal. he said I'm sorry sir our system is down, would you like to call back in about an hour, which would be 5:30 PM. I think they are closed then, am I right. Seem strange to me. An…
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http://www.navytimes.com/article/20140611/BENEFITS06/306110052?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
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In 2012, VA OIG found 14,000 informal veterans’ claims jammed in a cabinet at the Oakland Regional Office. Management at the Oakland Regional Office then lost those 14,000 informal claims after being notified, according to a recent follow up VA OIG audit." http://www.disabledveterans.org/2015/02/23/oakland-regional-office-lost-14000-veterans-claims/
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Mail carrier in Zanesville Ohio suspended and might have swiped this vet's vicodin: http://www.zanesvilletimesrecorder.com/article/20110818/NEWS01/108180303 This story is awful too: http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/2121-arrested-sought-in-narcotics-bust-at-va-1758904.html?cxntcid=breaking_news “RIVIERA BEACH ‑ A seven-month undercover investigation has led to the arrest of more than a dozen people involved in illegal sales of narcotics at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Riviera Beach. Warrants have been issued for 21 people. Those already taken into custody include veterans, medical center employees and associates, said Palm Beach County Sheriff's Off…
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