VA releases Annual VAMC ratings

[Berta]

https://www.va.gov/QUALITYOFCARE/measure-up/End_of_Year_Hospital_Star_Rating_FY2018.asp

[GeekySquid]

2 hours ago, Berta said:

Yippee- I go to the BVA many times a week. I have learned a lot from their decisions.

@Berta

Thank you Berta, that is one more site I did not know of/how to access. I have bookmarked now.

Right now I am just looking to see what my local RO is doing in terms of backlog and workload.

I am in hold-hell right now.

I mention it elsewhere but I did a sequence of things and the timing of those actions has my retro pay tied up with the other stuff. It would be nice to get it untangled but from what I understand that is not likely to happen.

All I know for sure about the "status" is according to the Amer Leg rep inside the same building as the Seattle RO, my claims are all in Region 351 where ever that is. I do know that my original RO was New Orleans and is 350, but I don't know how contiguously regions are numbered.

One of those claims was to re-open on bilateral hearing loss which was done in NOLA, and another is SMC-K for ED. I have had the C&P on this and what he marked for Urinary problems is inaccurate and not as I answered, the ed part is correct. What he also marked is that "Not examined per Veterans request" which never happened. He never asked. I never answered. in fact he opened the session saying "this is not a physical exam, I will just be asking you about your condition".

The ED was in my file from my service time and at the VA when they rated me for PTSD. It was NOT mentioned in the PTSD C&P beyond having "no sex drive" but the VAMC had already been issuing me viagra to "Try" when the C&P happened. .So this may or may not be a reason for the delay.

Thanks for your help

 

[broncovet]

The monday morning workload reports for VA is here:

https://www.benefits.va.gov/reports/detailed_claims_data.asp

[Okemos_Veteran74]

I would imagine there are some very hard working people who get an undeserved bad ranking because they are working at a VA that was substandard.  I wish there was a way to highlight the parts of a VA that we’re doing a good job.

  

[ASU_0331]

Well both of the medical centers I have had to use (Tucson/Phoenix) were rated 1 star.  Not surprised at all.

[Vync]

Here in Alabama, Birmingham got a 4 and Montgomery got a 1. That's gotta be pretty bad to get a 1.

[jfrei]

I see the improvement at my VA In Wilmington I would have said 4 stars but I guess next annual summary it will be...