It has been one of the greatest honors of my life to serve as an advocate on this wonderful web site, that Tbird has created , as one of the most viable tools a VA claimant has, to pursue and succeed in their claims.
The intellect and information here is outstanding and the search feature alone can often provide answers before a question is even posted and asked.
Tbird's vast amount of work here to begin and maintain this site has been ,for years, advanced by Carlie's input with the 2 tough jobs of being both a moderator and also helping with claims questions,and it has all been Superb. You all have been great!
I have retired from Claims work.
I will be focusing my energy instead on attempting to help reduce the backlog.
Last month's H VAC DAMA Subcommittee hearing revisited some solutions. The CPAT
and “State Strike Force “concepts in Texas and the testimony from
Jim Richman ,the Director of Claims Representation and Counseling at the Texas Veterans Commission
has certainly revealed some backlog reduction success.
The :”Texas” model seems very viable yet obviously all claimants do not live in Texas and I don't know of any other state commission or veteran's affairs department who has also planned or developed any similar concept.
I have some potential solutions for the H VAC committee VA to consider ,regarding claims errors committed at the RO level , errors that occur on a daily basis, prior to a formal BVA transfer, which have caused a good part of this extraordinary backlog. One only needs to study the BVA remands, to see where many problems lie (at the regional level).My ideas will all also involve some additional work on the part of vet reps, and there is even some work that we, as claimants, can do , to resolve the long waits. I did not see mention of these specific solutions in any of the H VAC Subcommittee testimony last month or in prior hearings on the backlog.
This all will take up a considerable amount of my time. I need to maintain my focus on this sole issue-the backlog. VA is not the enemy of VA claimants-time is . Their disabilities are getting worse, during the lengthy claims process and many vets die before their claims are resolved.
Also I again have become a VA claimant because my award letter was wrong. I am using a different approach this time as the 6-7 years my AO IHD death claim took and the 7 years plus my SMC CUE claim took was completely unnecessary and the grossly deficient way those claims were handled at the regional level will be part of my evidence for my future H VAC testimony.
My neighbor, who reads here as one of hundreds of guests everyday, found everything he needed here last week for his TDIU claim.
Thank you all for making hadit the success it has been, and will continue to be, in helping so many veterans, their dependents ,and their survivors garner their proper and well deserved compensation.
GRADUATE ! Nov 2nd 2007 American Military University !
When thousands of Americans faced annihilation in the 1800s Chief
Osceola's response to his people, the Seminoles, was
simply "They(the US Army)have guns, but so do we."
Sameo to us -They (VA) have 38 CFR ,38 USC, and M21-1- but so do we.
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It has been one of the greatest honors of my life to serve as an advocate on this wonderful web site, that Tbird has created , as one of the most viable tools a VA claimant has, to pursue and succeed in their claims.
The intellect and information here is outstanding and the search feature alone can often provide answers before a question is even posted and asked.
Tbird's vast amount of work here to begin and maintain this site has been ,for years, advanced by Carlie's input with the 2 tough jobs of being both a moderator and also helping with claims questions,and it has all been Superb. You all have been great!
I have retired from Claims work.
I will be focusing my energy instead on attempting to help reduce the backlog.
Last month's H VAC DAMA Subcommittee hearing revisited some solutions. The CPAT
and “State Strike Force “concepts in Texas and the testimony from
Jim Richman ,the Director of Claims Representation and Counseling at the Texas Veterans Commission
has certainly revealed some backlog reduction success.
The :”Texas” model seems very viable yet obviously all claimants do not live in Texas and I don't know of any other state commission or veteran's affairs department who has also planned or developed any similar concept.
I have some potential solutions for the H VAC committee VA to consider ,regarding claims errors committed at the RO level , errors that occur on a daily basis, prior to a formal BVA transfer, which have caused a good part of this extraordinary backlog. One only needs to study the BVA remands, to see where many problems lie (at the regional level).My ideas will all also involve some additional work on the part of vet reps, and there is even some work that we, as claimants, can do , to resolve the long waits. I did not see mention of these specific solutions in any of the H VAC Subcommittee testimony last month or in prior hearings on the backlog.
This all will take up a considerable amount of my time. I need to maintain my focus on this sole issue-the backlog. VA is not the enemy of VA claimants-time is . Their disabilities are getting worse, during the lengthy claims process and many vets die before their claims are resolved.
Also I again have become a VA claimant because my award letter was wrong. I am using a different approach this time as the 6-7 years my AO IHD death claim took and the 7 years plus my SMC CUE claim took was completely unnecessary and the grossly deficient way those claims were handled at the regional level will be part of my evidence for my future H VAC testimony.
My neighbor, who reads here as one of hundreds of guests everyday, found everything he needed here last week for his TDIU claim.
Thank you all for making hadit the success it has been, and will continue to be, in helping so many veterans, their dependents ,and their survivors garner their proper and well deserved compensation.
GRADUATE ! Nov 2nd 2007 American Military University !
When thousands of Americans faced annihilation in the 1800s Chief
Osceola's response to his people, the Seminoles, was
simply "They(the US Army)have guns, but so do we."
Sameo to us -They (VA) have 38 CFR ,38 USC, and M21-1- but so do we.
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