Contacting Va Personnel At Any Level

[purple]

Greetings fellow vets...

Most of you may already know this, but I find the best way to contact any VA person at any level is via e-mail. All of their e-mail addresses are the same. Firstname.Lastname@va.gov If the person you are corresponding with has a common name you might want to double check.

I wanted to re-inforce this topic because this came in very handy for me this past week. Long story short I was able to prove to a VA official in Washington (head of women's veterans affairs) that the women's veterans coordinator at the Dayton VAMC had lied to me on more than one occassion about an important topic--all because I had the e-mail chain.

I've even e-mailed my doc's. To have proof of conversations in writing is, well.....priceless.

When any of them use the excuse that they don't have time, or the system isn't "secure" to use e-mail, I bring up the fact that the head of the entire women's veterans program in Washington DC feels free to e-mail me and if it's good enough for her.....well....

Just a thought.......hope it helps.

[halos2]

I have found that some use a numeral also. so unless you know that it may not arrive to the sender you want it to go to.

Also I have found that psych Dr's don't respond to emails as a confidentiality thing. At least 3 of them have verbally told me so.

I do appreciate any help from fellow vets though.

Greetings fellow vets...

Most of you may already know this, but I find the best way to contact any VA person at any level is via e-mail. All of their e-mail addresses are the same. Firstname.Lastname@va.gov If the person you are corresponding with has a common name you might want to double check.

I wanted to re-inforce this topic because this came in very handy for me this past week. Long story short I was able to prove to a VA official in Washington (head of women's veterans affairs) that the women's veterans coordinator at the Dayton VAMC had lied to me on more than one occassion about an important topic--all because I had the e-mail chain.

I've even e-mailed my doc's. To have proof of conversations in writing is, well.....priceless.

When any of them use the excuse that they don't have time, or the system isn't "secure" to use e-mail, I bring up the fact that the head of the entire women's veterans program in Washington DC feels free to e-mail me and if it's good enough for her.....well....

Just a thought.......hope it helps.

[halos2]

Has anyone else noticed their VSO now has a va.gov email address too?

[Berta]

you can try their name with a period after first name and add @va.med.gov

I got email from former Secretary Principi by using Anthony.Principi@va.gov

Some have the med.va.gov and others just have va.gov

[Ron II]

Has anyone else noticed their VSO now has a va.gov email address too?

I noticed that the DAV in my area has the same mailing address as the VARO. Same post office box.

Ron