Va Ceases Benefits For Veteran Suffering Ailments Linked To Agent Orange

[carlie]

"VA ceases benefits for veteran suffering ailments linked to Agent Orange"

http://poststar.com/news/local/article_3a1107e2-8f27-11e0-a387-001cc4c03286.html

[Berta]

More to this then meets the eye-

much much more------ yes it sure looks like the veteran never filed a timely NOD-as he probably thought it would not matter if he did.

I have spoken to Sam Hall------who repped Mr. Cooley.

This is worse then I thought and

this might get MUCH bigger than I thought yesterday-----

full story will be at VAWatchdogToday as it develops.

Edited June 6, 2011 by Berta

[carlie]

More to this then meets the eye-

much much more------ yes it sure looks like the veteran never filed a timely NOD-as he probably thought it would not matter if he did.

Berta,

First question would be, did the VA send him notification of an adverse action

such as a proposal to reduce, terminate, sever SC - and notify him of his due process rights

which allow 60 days for rebuttal of why this action should not be taken and the right to a hearing.

Second, a NOD would not be a valid response to a notice of adverse action, per M21-1MR.

If the VA would have provided notification prior to implementing the adverse action the vet

could have rebutted this from the get-go and it may have never gotten this far.

I have not read anything yet stating notice was sent to the claimant.

[Berta]

Carlie- due to Privacy Act-

the rep I spoke to could not tell me much in detail at all as to whatever the VARO sent to this veteran.

I really have no idea what exactly the vet received from the VA regarding a proposed reduction.

I do know that when VA proposed to reduce my husband they turned on the NOD I prepared and dropped that idea fast.

That was in 1988 however and I am not up quite on the reduction regs.

The NOD I sent in 1988 was a full rebuttal with evidence.Maybe that all has changed on proposed reductions.

I have some major concerns here and won't be posting anymore until I get more facts.

Someone is seeing if I can get permission from the veteran to find out more.

The story is accurate as far as I know.

More to this I can not share here.

yet.

[carlie]

More to this I can not share here.

yet.

Berta,

You little devil - keeping all the meat to yourself :-)

[GuaymasJim]

Sick Um, Berta!

[Capt.]

Hello Carlie and Jim,,,,, I do believe our beloved Berta has smelled blood and now the poor old VA is about to be treed by a very experienced coon dog named Berta........an guess what she is not going to let them come down. God Bless and keep you safe Berta....so many needs and you are already spread out thin.

If the VA can do this to this one vet then the door might get open for more vets having similiar problems within the system. Fighting them off now and winning can make them lick their wounds for a while and have to back off so to speak.

Hang in there girl and know we all love ya. NEVER GIVE UP. God Bless, C.C.