Berta Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 http://www.11alive.com/story/news/nation-now/2014/08/15/veterans-administration-undead/14146935/ 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgiapapa Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 The VA needs little or no evidence to prove the death of a veteran when it is financially beneficial to the VA. However when a veteran's widow applies for DIC, they would not even think about granting benefits without an actual death certificate. Again, I think the VA should be required to pay penalties and interest along with the funds withheld when they cause a financial hardship to a veteran or his/her family due to the VA's negligence and incompetence. bobz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marine0816 Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 I think this is an unusual circumstance of someone using your identity then subsequently dying. I think when something like this occurs there should be a 72 hour time frame for you to collect your lost funds. Or the VA should let you just go to a Regional Office and say hey I'm alive , cut me check right now. 2004-06= 0% 2006-13= 10% 2013-14= 30% 2014-17= 90% 2017= 100% 2018 = 100% PT (still at BVA) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlie Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 http://www.11alive.com/story/news/nation-now/2014/08/15/veterans-administration-undead/14146935/ Berta, Thanks for posting. What floors me is how long it will take VBA to correct this mess. Carlie passed away in November 2015 she is missed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbamatt Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 It is hard to believe that they can do something like that...I hope he gets it all straightened out soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 This is very unfortunate............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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