Vaoig: Va's Newark Regional Office Has 29% Claims Error Rate

[pacmanx1]

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VAOIG: VA'S NEWARK REGIONAL OFFICE HAS 29% CLAIMS ERROR RATE

[Quint7]

I just included a VAOIG link with a rebuttal to a denial. It is a VAOIG report that shows that when VARO's all over were surveyed randomly 20% of C&P exam no shows were due to VA personnel not checking the contact info used to call or mail the vet notice before listing the vet as a no show and thus denying his claim.

Here is the link:

http://www4.va.gov/oig/52/reports/2009/VAOIG-08-01392-144.pdf

Edited October 3, 2010 by Quint7

[Mcafee]

What irritates the hell out of me is that the (VA)(VARIOUS AGENCIES) VAOIG VARO VAMC ETC do these statistics WHY?

I have yet to see any type of change to fix a broken system or even an attempt to fix this has never been addressed.

As for the VAOIG thats a whole new ACT in and of itself ( BIG JOKE )

We wont even discuss the behaviour these so called federal government employees yelling at you or hanging up the phone .

Just as bad Congressman HOLTs office.

Its most unfortunate however the facts remain this has been my expierience with the VARIOUS AGENCIES

Oh and Chairman Filners office is no better reached out to T. Buckles no reply to date.

The bottom line if these reps did there jobs no back log no issues. but this is not a perfect world kids.

[broncovet]

Quint7 makes a great point. The VA denies 20% of Veterans claims by sending the notice of the C and P exam to the wrong address, the Vet does not show up for the exam, and the VA denies the claim. It is difficult for me to beleive that the VA can not figure out a Vets address when almost every time I go to the VAMC, they ask me if my address changed. Remember, VA benefits are pretty much limited to Vets with "chronic" issues, meaning they have to be getting regular medical treatment, almost always at the VA.

So, why cant the Va get the address right? Because they dont want to get it right. If the Post Office misdelivered 20% of their mail, our country would be in chaos. Bottom line:

They are sending C and P exams to the wrong address on purpose to deny you.

[john999]

The C&P scam has happend to me more than once. The VA did not even bother to send me a notice about an exam. I won on appeal, but how many just give up? I got my drugs late yesterday because after 15 years the VAMC still gets my address wrong.

[Notorious Kelly]

U.S. Mail is Soooo 50 years ago.

I'm constantly on the move- why can't they send an email?

[Quint7]

I don't think it is "why can't they send an email", it is "why can't they do all of it?" Send me an email, a letter AND call me. Especially when it is for C&P purposes.

I have been battling this issue since I filed in 2006. I finally got a copy of my Cfile that shows the original C&P request and it has a phone number from 12 years before the request and an address from 6 years before the request. The C&P request form generated after the denial somehow has all of my correct contact info.

I don't know if VA is doing it on purpose or if they just fail to check before sending info around and then AFTER a denial someone says "um, let's make sure we know how to contact the guy IN CASE he files an appeal".

I see these reports as more evidence for us to (unfortunately) use to win our claims.