Ensuring Power Of Attorney Has Been Revoked

[Notorious Kelly]

Several years back I sent notarized Power of Attorney revocation letters by certified mail to both the VA and my VSO.

Just found out the VA still shows that VSO representing my claim.

So - I sent notarized POA revocation to the VA and asked for written confirmation that this has been accomplished. Heard nothing back.

Any tips on ensuring that no one is meddling in my claim?

Thanks!

[K9MAL]

What if you signed a letter stating your intent, scanned it in and uploaded it to ebenefits? Would that suffice or does it need to be mailed? I plan on emailing it to the VSO here locally and to their main office at the RO in Reno. A copy will be saved in my sent mail. :)

To Whom It May Concern:

Effective immediately, I hereby revoke my power of attorney (POA) with the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW).

Signed,

I'd like to punch my VSO.

[Buck52]

hope you get this straighten out soon buddy.

I'd do what Ms Carlie mention but if its a long trip for ya Maybe mail or call if you have any phone numbers on the letter you just received? or resend if they get enough of your request maybe they will get they point, but read up on the CFR's There should be a way to fix this....either who signs for them loses it or tosses it in the back mail room and it just lays there. who ever signs for it must not mean much other than on your end.

Good Luck!

[63SIERRA]

they are harder to get rid of than a bad case of toenail fungus.

Edited January 10, 2015 by 63SIERRA

[Notorious Kelly]

I wrote the local VSO office directly and asked, "What's it gonna take to ensure this POA has been revoked?"

They assured me it had been taken care of. This is in a different state the the previous VSOs I'd tried to get this done with.

[broncovet]

I recall a discussion with Asknod where he and I discussed that that VSO organizations get compensated per the number of POA's, probably by VA. This makes sense..a Veterans service organazation with 100,000 Vets, is likely to get paid much more than one who represents 50 vets, even tho the VSO organizations seem to deny they get paid per POA. I can not recall if there was ever a confirmation on this, but it seems highly plausable that VFW gets paid xxxx dollars for each POA.

This is why most VSO's insist on a POA. Or, why doesnt the VSO just have you sign all the forms and the VSO would not need to do anything without your signature??

There is little doubt in my mind VSO organizations (no, not the guy you sit across the desk from..the organization) gets paid per POA.

So, both VA and VSO are reluctant to process revocation of POA. Remember, the VSO charter says they will "cooperate with VA", so VA wants you to have a POA signed also, so they can manipulate your VSO.

When someone pays you, they almost always expect "something" for that payment. LIkewise, when VA pays those DAV,VFW, etc, and these head honchos make 350 grand a year, VA will make it clear to those execs they need to keep their Vets in line. Just look at the bull we have to go through to get our compensation.

My advice is to do as suggested, but also try locating a "dummy" VSO. One that will agree to accept your POA, but let you do most of the work.

As my attorney explained it, "Your attorney can not 'right' every wrong". Some wrongs can not be righted by your attorney, for whatever reason. You pick your battles and this one may be a smaller reward and more risk than you want to take. Consider the risk/reward ratio! I reasoned to just let some VSO have my POA and watch him like a hawk, never counting on my VSO to do anything right.

[Buck52]

I personally never used a VSO for my claim me and my wife and hadit.com worked together on my claim & back then I don't think they had e-bennies or my healthy vet...

We did everything by snail mail sent with return certified receipt!

although one time at a DRO hearing at my RO I ask VSO to go in with me...not sure if I sign anything making him my POA or not? never hear from him anymore but actually he was not that much help at my hearing anyway!