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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 just in:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgcrOWROhhM I knew I could smell it; I'm diggin deeper............. The public employees unions oppose outsourcing. VA Reform Bill a Sham http://www.newsmax.com/betsymccaughey/va/2014/07/31/id/585988/
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"Carol Garcia's attorney filed the paperwork Wednesday. She said she wants justice for her husband's death -- Jim Garcia died after collapsing in the cafeteria at Albuquerque's VA Hospital. New Mexico VA Health Care System policy required staff to give him CPR and call 911, but they couldn't move him to the Emergency Room. The ER is in a building that is a short walking distance from where he went down." Read more: http://www.koat.com/news/veterans-family-sues-albuquerque-va-in-cafeteria-death-case/27234612#ixzz393QsukEp Cripes they could have put him on a gurney. The ER wasn't that far away.
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"Jul 20, 2014. By James McGinnis Staff writer "Congressmen Mike Fitzpatrick and Patrick Meehan are calling on federal agencies to investigate allegations of data manipulation and the destruction of mail at a Veterans Administration regional office in Philadelphia." "A letter sent to the FBI, U.S. Postal Service and the U.S. Attorney’s Office urges those agencies to investigate whistleblower testimony presented during a July 14 hearing of the House Committee on Veterans Affairs." "During that hearing, Kristen Ruell, an authorization quality review specialist at the VA’s Philadelphia office, testified of 96 boxes of mail that may have been destroyed." http://ww…
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This is a cut and paste from facebook: If you’ve been hiding under a log, it is possible that you have missed how badly VA is bungling the backlog issue. While some VA regional offices are actually getting the backlog down, others are still struggling to follow the law. One such office is the Indianapolis VA. There, Sergeant First Class Shelton Hickerson finally won his lifelong battle for benefits only after losing his life. Hickerson spent 20 years as a combat drill instructor after serving two tours in Vietnam with the US Army. Initially, Hickerson battled VA for years to only receive a 10% rating. The conditions are covered in the television interview, but th…
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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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After Obama gave his speech today I heard Ex-Military news commentators suggesting that vets should be given medicare/medicade cards and that the VA system is permanently broken. If all disabled vets were taken in under medicare that would suit me as long as I don't have to pay for it any more. I pay for medicare as it is, so I would be willing to trade VA health benefits for a medicare system that would take care of ALL my medical needs since I am 100%. If disabled vets were to be taken in under medicare we should not have to pay for it that is for sure. This probably won't happen anyway since their is gigantic political investment in the VA system including jobs and…
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"Nurse exposes VA hospital: Stolen drugs, tortured veterans By Valerie Riviello July 12, 2014 | 10:17am Registered nurse Valerie Riviello has worked 28 years at the Albany Stratton VA Medical Center, most recently in the psychiatric unit. She teaches at two local nursing schools, and has received many honors for patient care and safety, including the Florence Nightingale Award. Last fall, Riviello challenged the treatment of a female veteran strapped to her bed for hours on end, in violation of VA rules. As a result, she was stripped of her nursing duties. Now she’s one of 37 whistleblowers nationwide whose allegations of retaliation are under investigation by the…
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I've sure felt this way- I may just have thought the reason different. "The union’s contract is filled with mind-numbing rules to prevent workers from being given a new task, forced to change shifts or being disciplined for shoddy work. The place is run for workers, not patients..." http://nypost.com/2014/05/28/how-unions-share-blame-for-va-deaths/
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On Saturday, Concerned Veterans for America will host a special meeting to gather additional input from veterans and taxpayers on next steps for VA reform. http://www.newsobserver.com/2014/07/09/3995117/banding-together-in-nc-to-push.html
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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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This could be a political site, but I can see some since in what is said. Sanders opposed the Choice Card until the final negotiations and inserted language in the bill that would make it almost impossible to use the card. That’s deliberate. Unions have fought every program to use civilian care. Nine of Sanders’ top 10 campaign donors are unions. Even Republican lawmakers are rushing to pass this sham bill. On Thursday, the House Committee on Veterans Affairs held a hearing, but not much hearing occurred. The reception was hostile when I testified how the bill’s actual language protects union jobs, not sick vets. http://humanevents.com/2014/06/18/sandersmc…
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So, I was watching some TV station, a whistleblower had turned in some VA agency for destroying VA disability claim files.. has anyone else seen it, has a link, etc?
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