Va Employees Agree Vets Not Given Fair Shake

[broncovet]

Some of these are Veterans, too! They say their is dysfunction in their own agency!

http://asknod.wordpress.com/2012/06/19/va-employees-say-not-it/

[carlie]

Veterans Upset With Thousands of Backlogged Claims

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Columbia, SC (WLTX) - There are more than 400,000 veterans here in South Carolina. Of that number, more 16,000 have claims that are backlogged.

"We didn't find it robbery to go so it should not be robbery to

helpus," said Yvonne Aikens.

Many veterans in our state made serving our country a career.

"I have been there done that and I believe in what we are out here for," said Aikens.

Aikens served 23 years in the military..now she and other veterans are having problems receiving their

benefits.

"As for me, I have only been waiting 12 years," said Charles Welch.

A claim is considered backlogged when it has not been handled in 125 days.

"We came back with messed up minds and some of us with missing legs and arms and we were there for our country and I feel like there is no more right than we get benefits to help us survive and take care of us as well as our health," said Aikens.

Veterans along with employees like Peter Shvetz with the Veterans Benefits Administration rallied to bring awareness to the problem."

Full story:

http://www.wltx.com/news/article/190683/2/Veterans-Upset-With-Thousands-of-Backlogged-Claims-

[boomer2]

We need these people in the House Committee on Veterans Affairs meeting speaking to Mr. Filner and the other QUIET members.

[Stretch]

This is why I have always said that the VA uses the Genovese Syndrome as a format for their process.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Kitty_Genovese

Kitty Genovese Syndrome

A term referring to the nonresponse of multiple witnesses to a violent crime as it is occurring and at a time where action would prevent or minimise injury or death

Segen's Medical Dictionary.

[Pete53]

My claim took over 2005 days and it should have taken 120