Chair Of The House Veterans Committee Calls For The Director Of The Veterans Benefits Adminstration To Step Down.

[Capt.]

Hello All,,,,,,,Well Finally , we have someone ,,,,,Mr. Jeff Miller , Chair of the HVAC has demanded the resignation of the biggest enemy of all Veterans, Undersecretary Allison Hickey to STEP DOWN. Not since the incompetent James Nicholson was Secretary of the VA nearly 10 years ago have we seen a total collaspe of the entire Veterans Benefits System.. This should have been done a long time ago and General Shenseki should follow as well.

Anybody to replace one or both of them will be a sign of a positive move because both of these leaders have been operating in negative territory for many years. I believe Congressman Bob Filner , though no longer on the HVAC should be doing backflips with this positive step at the VA.

I believe that all Veterans should be watching closely and praying for some replacements with LEADERSHIP and able to get the ball moving again. I see a small ray of hope that each one of us must try to hold on to. NEVER GIVE UP. God Bless, C.C.

http://cironline.org/reports/house-committee-leader-calls-head-va-benefits-resign-4302

Edited March 20, 2013 by Capt.Contaminate

[Chuck75]

There are only two things that have persisted over the decades that the VA has been "screwed up".

The inability or lack of will on the part of congress to impose changes that would "clean things up".

The VA's inclination to deny, force the veterans into an overly long appeals process, hoping that the veteran will

make mistakes, die, or just give up.

If the VA and the government had to pay a penalty when the VA delays or otherwise fouls up a claim, the problems we face would be drastically reduced.

It's all about money. paying a claim in depreciated funds, with no interest is to the governments advantage.

The less you pay veterans, the more you have to spend somewhere else.

I've heard politicians and others say that disabled veterans are "on the gravy train" This is an indicator of an attitude that has persisted for longer than I've been alive.

Remember that the average (by government figures no less) income is between $46 and $55 thousand a year.

A 100% disabled veterans compensation is in comparison, only about $36,000, and that's supposed to be to replace the lost income (only).

The numbers don't match. I would take both the !00% VA disability payment and a decent SSA pension payment together to approximate the average lost income.

Taking $6 from veteran's travel pay to pay for such things as employee cookouts, parties, and other "discretionary" items is an insult to veterans.

Edited April 20, 2013 by Chuck75

[meghp0405]

I think poor Jeff is asking the wrong question.

The proper question to ask is the most dangerous one:

Who in the hell is in control of the VA. It isn't the folks who they say it is.

J

I agree 100% Sir! who really is in control? I have said this before and I will say it again, the VA is crying for adult leadership and we veterans deserve no less!

[meghp0405]

this new proposal is not new. there has been discussion on this for years. while ignoring it for so long, shinski is now going to do this? just how many solutions has he had in the past 90 days? he just proved what many of us has stated repeatedly, he needs to go, just like his black berets went...

hickey stated that the oldest claim on record is 10 years and they know that? what the hell are they doing to get this claim completed. enough is enough!

Edited April 21, 2013 by meghp0405