Starting Problems At Seattle

[diver]

Well now I did it. I started school this last week and I am not amused. First my vocational rehabilitation counselor a month ago scolded me for letting the schools VA rep help me get set up for the schooling sense I was working full-time and could not get into the school easley to talk to all teachers. The vocational rehabilitation counselor told me that was my job and she expects that I do everything for my self to prove I will be ok after school. With a lot of anger in her voice. Then I started school and kept asking her about when my computer would be arriving. She stated that she did not order it until the first day of school because to many people have dropped out after she ordered them and before school starts so I will not have one for the first couple of weeks of school. Then I was told that I should not be taking a class because I have a degree already and to wave it. So I called her on the day I was told and I left her a message about it and that it had to be done by Friday or the VA would have to pay for the class. Finally on Friday I got the class waved on my own because she never called me back. After school on Friday she called me and said that I am not allowed to do anything without talking to her first and that I should have talked to her before I dropped the class. I pointed out that I tried but she did not return my call and then she angrily told me that I should have known that I did not have to take the class and not have had it on my schedule because I talked to the counselor and whent over what classes I needed. The councilors did not tell me what I can skip in fact they said that I needed that one.

Well now for the problems I have started. I happen to have the email address for the assistant director of the Seattle ro and I told him what I have told you. I pointed out that what she is doing by treating us like children gives the VA a bad name and that if she is doing this to others she should not be working with veterans. I also requested a new rep. Well let's see what problems I may have caused for myself. I deserve to not have to grovel for things to be able to do the schooling and I deserve to be treated with respect.

[diver]

I spoke with the assistant director of the Seattle RO and he stated that I probably will be dropped from vocational rehabilitation. I believe that it's the right thing to do. This money will pay for another vet that has got to work to have a fighting chance. I just don't know if they are going to have me stop now or let me finish the quarter. If they stop me now they can save about 2 thousand. But sense they already bought me the school, computer, books, and supplies so maybe they will have me complete the quarter.

[diver]

Update. Yesterday I received a letter informing me that due to the amount of people enrolled in vocation rehabilitation I will no longer be working with my rep and I have been assigned to a new one. This was sent by the rep that I complained about. I guess that is all that will happen. Does anyone know if I will have to return my computer now that I am 100% and no longer qualify nor want to do the retraining. If they don't take it back will I have to pay for it?

[diver]

I received a call from the VA about my complaint. They have assigned me to a new rep and they said they did some retraining. So they probably told her that I complained and that they were just going to give me to someone else. I then talked to my new rep and I proceeded to tell him I was dropping the training now that I am 100%. He said that I would have to pay for the computer and reimburse for this month's stypment pay and that in a couple of months they will send me out a letter asking for a check or I'd I want it to come out of my disability pay. So the final is I AM DONE WITH THE DISABILITY PART OF THE VA!!!

[Chuck75]

I received a call from the VA about my complaint. They have assigned me to a new rep and they said they did some retraining. So they probably told her that I complained and that they were just going to give me to someone else. I then talked to my new rep and I proceeded to tell him I was dropping the training now that I am 100%. He said that I would have to pay for the computer and reimburse for this month's stypment pay and that in a couple of months they will send me out a letter asking for a check or I'd I want it to come out of my disability pay. So the final is I AM DONE WITH THE DISABILITY PART OF THE VA!!!

I'd return the computer, and get a receipt. Then, send a copy to where ever they want the payment sent, explaining that you returned the government owned property they are asking you to pay for.

Actually, I'd also be concerned if the 100% is not P&T.

My son used to work for a company that bought surplus government owned computers by the pound, refurb'd them, and then sold them for between 10 and 20 percent of the original cost.

Edited April 22, 2015 by Chuck75

[diver]

The 100% is p&t. I already picked up my deers card. As for the computer they said if I still had the boxes I could return it but I don't and it has personal information on it so I would rather keep it.

[Pete53]

Congrats and remember this if she gets to far out of bounds she has a boss in her office and a bigger boss at the VARO. They really get some head cases at the Voc Rehab but they also get good ones. I suspect that you could also ask for another person to help you in Voc rehab

Good Luck