Who Can I Complain To

[betrayed]

They individual who wrote the rating decision said some things that I am thinking was Inappropriate, cant get to it now, dont want to wake up my wife.

§ 4.23 Attitude of rating officers. top It is to be remembered that the majority of applicants are disabled persons who are seeking benefits of law to which they believe themselves entitled. In the exercise of his or her functions, rating officers must not allow their personal feelings to intrude; an antagonistic, critical, or even abusive attitude on the part of a claimant should not in any instance influence the officers in the handling of the case. Fairness and courtesy must at all times be shown to applicants by all employees whose duties bring them in contact, directly or indirectly, with the Department's claimants. [41 FR 11292, Mar. 18, 1976]

[Testvet]

and with that reg and a dollar you can get a cup of coffee at Waffle House, they don't comply with the "duty to assisit" rule either. Lets see who can you complain to, your congressman or senator and then nothing is going to happen. The VA is a entity unto themselves, you just have to take it all with a grain of salt and keep appealing their decisions, eventually you will find someone that can either reads or maybe gives a chit, until then it all looks like garbage... just my opinion....

[betrayed]

Well I was thinking like VA inspector general..............

or maybe there is some kind of chain of command in the VA.........................

[john999]

Forget about trying to make the VA behave. Just get more evidence to support you claim and keep appealing. Evidence is what wins claims. If you get enough at some point they can no longer ignore it. Just keep ramming it down their throats.

[Guest jstacy]

There are actuallt mant ways to complain, You can write the VA Inspector General, Your Congressman and the VA Secretary.

I would advise when you write these people clearly state the problems you are having and list each complaint with a VA regulation from the directives.

Explain any hardships the Rating people have caused you. But again, I stress the importance of a well thought out complaint along with an attached copy of the regulations.

Also remember that the Secretary and the Congressman are political, Appointee and elected official. The VA does, howerver, get tight around the groin when the IG comes calling.

[carlie]

Wow - I really don't enjoy seeing another vet getting a hard time from the VA,

you'd think after seeing it thousands of times over I'd be used to it by now.

Sorry, FLH... -- welcome to the club.

carlie

PS.

Just wait until a rater adds something like "psychogenic component may ..."

to your C&P exam request, it really sends your BP up a bit.

Edited March 6, 2006 by carlie

[jlshand]

You will find the VA is "realworld" unaccountable! When they are directed to do something even by the Congress, they will say yes sir, and then do what they want.. I sent a registered, return receipt letter to the VA General Counsel and never even got an acknowledgement of receipt!!!! Let alone a response!

The only people who will hold them to account are Congressmen and the families of congressman. Well I suppose the Pres might get action if he called personally and somehow, got the right person!

Your best advice is to perservere with your claim :)