Dav Wants Their Claimants

[Berta]

http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfMAR07/nf031607-1.htm

Aint this the craps?

The DAV is probably pressuring VA Nursing Home vets to sign the petition right this minute-

I almost wish they still held my POA- so I would get this letter- and then reply to them as to where they could stick it-

The DAV is spending more time and energy to knock down this attorney for vets bill- then many of their SOs ever spent on a claim-

If all of the vet orgs had consistently given us ample representation with a full knowledge of VA regs and case law- we would not even need this right to become a law.

[Berta]

YEAH!!!!! Great point Terry-

or just go to all the claims they buggered up that are now at the BVA-

and ask those vets to sign it----

I think this tactic DAV is using is disgraceful.

They could have saved all the money that the postage this is using and bought their NSOs the VBM.

Ridiculous.I just love seeing these vet orgs squirm.

MANY have good reps -even the DAV-

but it is their lousy ones that have caused all this to occur.

I say if one vet on a POA is failed by some dope vet rep- then all veterans on their POA have been failed.

I just realised today- that my reps screwed up something else- I didnt even consider-it was a claim I won anyhow-

my old CUE in 1998 at the BVA-

still one more piece of evidence to show they dont know what they are doing.

[spike]

berta....i see your from the beautiful hills of ny. may I ask what reps you are talking about becuase I use the DAV and am a Member of the DVA as well, and I have not yet, received anything to this affect. I have Stamper and the Buffalo office has done a great job for me and even helped educate me as well with reference material.

[Berta]

MARINE!

I have New York State Division of Veterans Affairs here on Bath VAMC premises with reps at Buffalo too-(I just got acknowledgement from the Governor on a complaint I filed against them)

The DAV helped my daughter in Buffalo- dont know that name-

DAV in Buffalo?

When she took her USAF Intell exams at Buffalo-when she joined up-I was still fighting my past claims and I asked her to take a picture of the VARO building in Buffalo-

She did and it is on my PC always-

(and on my claims war maps in the middle as the EN-my claims war maps are just my scenarios step by step, as to how to resolve my present claims using VA regs and evidence)

The DAV was my POA then in Syracuse (I sued that NSO)

However she liked the DAV guys in Buffalo- and they gave her a TOUR of the VARO! well just a peek in but still- we were thrilled---

What a thrill here I had pix of the VARO and she gets a tour-

Pete here posted a picture once of an office that was cluttered from floor to ceiling with files. She said the Buffalo VARO looked just like that picture! What a mess-

Spike have you formally signed a 21-22 yet -a formal POA form?

You can only have one POA.

I had to fight a battle in 2005 to prove to my own vet reps that they held my POA since 1997-

I have copy of my DVA file anfd there copy of my 21-22 is right in there-

I think DVA has some good reps at Buffalo-but I dont know who they are yet.

[Berta]

PS DAV in Buffalo did help some vets I know-

if you like them I sure would make sure they have your POA formally.

When I say DVA I mean Division of Veterans Affairs in New York-is that what you mean too?

Edited March 16, 2007 by Berta

[Stretch]

Congressman Boozman,

Please vote NO on H.R.1318.

As you know my claims have been going on for the last five years. I have been denied because of legal technicalities and other legal concerns of the huge VA legal systems regulations put on Veterans claims.

Most of the years, of my claims involvement, I have been represented by the DAV. DAV has mis-represented me in my claims. Weather this is incompetence, ignorance, or discriminating is not the point.

The DAV is circulating a petition, to newer unwitting veterans, to overturn Veterans legal right to choice of representation by Attorneys.

This is a disgraceful act by the DAV; it is to the veterans detriment; adversarial to Veterans who cannot possibly understand the VA legal conglomerate of which the DAV is part of.

Veterans deserve the right to Choice of Attorneys over the DAV and VFW's incompetent adversarial treatment of Veterans with a smile. Criminals and illegal citizens have the right to Attorneys, why should Veterans not have this right?

[Berta]

Mike- great points- and you made me really wonder-

what are they going to do -go up to Walter Reed and get newbys to sign it as soon as they are dischared or sent to the Rehab center?

A new vet probably has so much else to deal with they might not know what this petition is really all about yet- you mean the new bill that dope,excuse me I mean that Congressman out west wants to pass right?

I am wondering too- what vets are they sending these letters to- those with their POA would be a good sized mailing list-

but wait until a vet who got a DAV runaround and lousy representation gets one of those letters-that vet might get so mad they will make sure his or her vet buddies write to Congress to HAVE this law.

I would hate to be a DAV rep trying to get signatures on this-but their future might well depend on it-

Last Spring the DAV sold Raffle tickets and hot dogs at the local K Mart-

they are always fun to BS with-

these are local members volunteering- not vet reps-

I guess this year they might be standing in front of K Mart with this petition-what a crock---

This is all about their jobs- not the rights of choice for veterans.

Edited March 16, 2007 by Berta