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Sent a letter to the Gov. of IL, about my claim, got a call from his office and want to meet with me and bring all the papers that I have, and also asked if I had a power of atterney, I said no, he said that is a the first mistake. He said they will have one appointed, at no cost.

?, is this good or bad??????????????

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Sent a letter to the Gov. of IL, about my claim, got a call from his office and want to meet with me and bring all the papers that I have, and also asked if I had a power of atterney, I said no, he said that is a the first mistake. He said they will have one appointed, at no cost.

?, is this good or bad??????????????

WAKO

Could be very good. They'll probably turn you over to a state SO rep to assist with your claim. Illinois may even be able to exert some political pressure on the local RO, but can't directly interfere. The SO and his/her personal relationships with the RO people would probably be the key to effective work on your behalf.

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You can select a represenative from any service organization or you can use the state's paid represenative. I think most organizations offer the same level of advise and assistance, some service officers care others don't. It is usually the luck of the draw.

My opinion on writing letters to politican represenatives is that it is usually a waste of time. First, It is against the law for a Political represenative to do anything other than inquire about your claim. It has been my experience that writing a represenative does two things: 1) requires the va to act quickly with a written response 2) removes your claim from the claims review process while the inquiry is being answered. In all likely hood the answer that your Governor receives is the exact answer that you would have received it you wrote a letter to the va yourself.

I am not saying not to write a political crum.... I have done it myself, I am just expressing that it usually does not result in anything more favorable to the veteran. In fact I think it does more harm that good, because as I said while the response is being generated the claim is not being worked on.

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Sent a letter to the Gov. of IL, about my claim, got a call from his office and want to meet with me and bring all the papers that I have, and also asked if I had a power of atterney, I said no, he said that is a the first mistake. He said they will have one appointed, at no cost.

?, is this good or bad??????????????

WAKO

Can I ask what the purpose was in writing to him and what was the response you expected that would have different than the one you received?

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Anything that shines light on the sneaky VA is good for a Veteran in my opinion. I would meet with the Governor's people and see what they have to say.

However, before I executed a Power of Attorney I would interview the person who was going to represent me.

Veterans deserve real choice for their health care.

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