VA is lying to Veterans AGAIN.

[broncovet]

Who is surprised about this?  Not me.  And VA wonders why Vets dont trust VA?  This does not earn Veterans Trust:  

Some time ago, VA was lying about the wait times for medical appointments, by having "secret" waiting lists.  

https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2014/05/28/316712039/report-finds-evidence-of-secret-wait-lists-at-va-hospital

Now, the BVA, after asking for (and getting) ADDITIONAL money from Congress "to improve Veterans wait times" this resulted in failure, and VA lied about it. 

 

https://cck-law.com/blog/cck-law-shows-actual-bva-wait-times-2024/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=June+2024+VET+

 

Who pays for this?  Probably some of the 22 Veterans per day who take their own life.  I can speak for certain, its depressing to be waiting on VA benefits while you are unable to support your family, and, for my self and others homeless Vets.  I was a homeless Vet because of a VA "bogus denial" in 2004.  FuLL disclosure:  I was denied in 2002, and appealed to the BVA.  In 2003, the BVA awarded service connection.  However, the Regional office "Implemented" my appeal at a 0 percent rating.  Try making back house payments with a zero percent rating.  By 2004, I finally got a rating but it was too little too late.  Of course, the VA also knew that I was qualified for pension, and knew I was about to be homeless but did not process an application for pension until 2004, when "an application for compensation is supposed to be an application for pension, too."  By the time I actually got a check, it was too little, too late and I lost my home and became a homeless Veteran, "JUST LIKE I TOLD THEM I WAS ABOUT TO BECOME in 2002-2004".  They did not care and the only action they took was denials, delays, and lowball ratings (0 percent)..  

Instead of rating "on the criteria" the VA made stuff up to deny me, saying that it had been "too long since military service".  However, "length of time since military service" is not in the criteria for rating and, Va is required to rate on the criteria, not based on the color of our hair, the music we like or our political party.  

Edited June 11 by broncovet

[Vync]

Yikes!

[Lemuel]

6 times on neurobehavioral wards for suicide ideation.  Have argued some TBIs and all cerebral malaria victims who had temp above 104 with severe headaches and cramps have anosognosia which adds to the suicide list.  The VAHA is still not diagnosing anosognosia though private health care is.  There for the focus of treatment is that you are mentally xxxxxx up instead of you have brain damage you need to adjust to.  Thus, the only way to get rid of the demon sabotaging your output is to get ride of the body it is housed in.  And since anosognosia includes a reality check problem, no thought to how it will affect family or even if it is a solution will come to the reality of the thinking.  Lucky I am still here to fight about it.  Discovered the diagnosis in the attached article if it will attach from Discover Magazine, May 1995.

Also uploading my analysis of the VA's study presented to the House Subcommittee on Veterans Benefits in 1998.PEER REVIEW KASTL, ETAL.pdfPEER REVIEW KASTL, ETAL.pdfPEER REVIEW KASTL, ETAL.pdfPEER REVIEW KASTL, ETAL.pdf

The Brain That Misplaced Its Body.pdf

[Lemuel]

Try again with the Kastl etal peer review compalint.

PEER REVIEW KASTL, ETAL.pdf