Yet, it only takes 1.5 seconds to decide to send billions to other countries

Congress refuses to act on these cases but can send our tax paying dollars to foreign countries to take care of their needs.

It’s is not a failure, they do it on purpose 😤

I honestly believe the VA wants veterans to give up or die. I’m in that list of waiting veterans. It’s sad that I cannot get help for my service connected disability through the va hospital because of a piece of paper, when their doctors actually diagnosed me. I cannot pay out of pocket money for the treatment, so I go untreated. How disgusting!

Part II statement, if VA doesn't want to help our wounded warriors, then tell the government to quit engaging in everyone else's wars!!!

It’s too many civilians that work at VA and too many civilians that work in congress that never served the country which in my opinion should be a prerequisite for both positions

In spite of the improvements the VA has made, they are still doing a disservice to so many disabled veterans. It’s outrageous and an embarrassment and it needs overhauled as quickly as possible.

The VA has outsourced to contractors. In my case it was obviously shuffled across a desk without reading. This is the real reason vets are choosing suicide. It makes all of us question why did we sacrifice for this country?

It took me 41 years to receive my 100% P&T. From 1975 to 2016, I was 20% with a broken neck and back and paralyzed on my right side. I was finally able to see a real VA doctor in another state that took my injury sireous and took CT scans and even MRI and other tests and submitted everything to the VA raters. The VA doctor was shocked that I only received a 20% rating years ago. I told him the VA in South Bend Indiana didn't even take an X-ray and Just gave me Oxycodone for the pain. My cervical vertebrae self-fused over the years making it impossible to turn my head.

Hiring IRS workers instead of getting the VAs properly staffed is telling.

Let us face the truth in reference to the VA disability claims process, they are counting on most of us disabled veterans dying or not fighting for what we know that they are not at all interested in compensating us at all, the VA disability claims department is not fighting for the veterans at all, they are only contemplating on making the disability claims process more difficult and confusing for the voiceless, wounded women and men who have served this country with their lives.

I, as Vietnam Vet, have waited for over 13 years for compensation back pay. On one, they only paid one year, which was first applied for in 2010. Need to be corrected. It is supposed to be in Washington waiting on a judge, but what the local VA regional put in their assessment needs to be corrected. They send in their assessment to get a bonus for denials? I've told my attorney, "Let me go before the judge and prove their lies as I have it in writing." I already know the government is corrupt, but they are proving they will turn men away from wanting to enlist as I did during the Vietnam War. I wish I'd never served because of the corrupt VA, who fear the government and would send money to our enemies instead of helping those wounded in battle. I receive compensation but have been denied my back pay since I first filed! We are the little men; they are the Big Government waiting for us to die off.

just won a 12 year fight...never give up

A veteran serves his country for 4 years or 30 years. That veteran puts his life on the line. The things they go through are terrible. These things stay on your mind for life. Once that veteran completes his military service, he spends the rest of his life fighting the VA for things that were promised by our government. The VA is broken, and it does not side with the veteran. The VA does all it can to keep from paying that veteran what he earned.

Started in 1992 and gave up several times (my fault) but in 2008 I refused to give up and was granted 100% permanent disability in 2013 thanks to Miss Johnson at the DAV. I did get the retroactive pay from 2008 to 2013.

The truth is they’re not really trying to give U.S. veterans what’s owed to us. 82d Airborne Division 1998-2002✊🏾

After watching THIS news story, I believe you would have to be out of your mind to join ANY branch of the U.S. military! Because this story shows the VA will NOT have your back when the chips are down and you really need help!

Can confirm. My dad took 5 years to get his 100% benefits after 22 years in the military. And this was in 2010.

I just want somebody to tell me how you can serve your country and not get paid but you can come in the-country non-citizen and get paid

What's wrong with America they rather help people outside of America than help their own. Damn shame.

It's the game of delay, deny, and hope the veteran dies or gives up the fight.

The VA is absolutely failing. I've dealt with them for 12 years, and they are worse now than ever at meeting needs. I have to chase down my test results, push for appointments to be made, and then they are spaced out very far apart and takes years to get care that would take a month in the civilian world. It's horrible. I wish the VA health system would be dismantled, and veterans could just use medicaid. I'm over it.

took me over 2 years to get my approval and I had everything 100% documented. I had to call the white house hot line every time my packet didn't move.

This is absolute negligence and people who are responsible for not helping our Veterans will be held accountable In God's Court of Law!!!! I'm so sorry 🙏 to All My Veterans this country owes You All Your Just Dues and Justice ⚖!

I Love You Brotha...Thank You For Your Service!

Imagine doing 15 years 5 deployments and getting out with 60% why a PFC with 2 years of service and 0 deployments gets out with 100%. This is what I’ve seen. Those who do what the military teaches you, Suck it up and drive on, have no proof of to support their claims. They never went to sick call and popped ibuprofen like skittles to complete the task and now it backfires 😢

Something is definitely wrong with how the VA processes claims. I submitted my claim and was approved in less than a month and received back pay and started receiving monthly payments. I filed my claim in 2020 during Covid for reference.

My brother was in the army went to war in Iraq key part in operation endorse freedom he was dealing with really bad PTSD unfortunately and May 11th 2020 he took his own life

I myself enlisted and went active on Jan.31,1962 and discharged Jan.31, 1975. A lot of thing occurred after that but it took our Rep. Sue Myrick to even get me enrolled to VA healthcare system. Time moved on and ended up with heart issues that ended up me having open heart surgery, diabetic and so on. Then breathing issues from asbestos from the ships I served on. My VSO filed the claims and then I was taken up to Winston Salem for Med eval. No Dr's to be found so they ended up denying me and said I did not go to the appointment. Filed the appeal and went to WS again to video with Law Judge up in DC. It got remanded back and is still not resolved. This been over Ten yrs and we are still waiting and I am 79 with other health issues. The VA is about as corrupt as our Gov. these days and it will never change. The VA has had problems ever since its inception. Wishing all of my Brothers and Sisters good luck and stay safe.

It took me 15 years to get approved rated at 70%. Then I received help from an attorney to get 100%. They are still fighting to get back pay.

I've been waiting over 17 years and I'm a victim of camp lejeune, I grew up there. My father was a USMC 26 yr. Retired vet. From lejeune. Plus I'm a vet of the Gulf War.

Damn you, VA. Great reporting.

If the VA and the government spent as much time and money taking care of veterans as they do trying to convince the world that they ARE taking care of veterans, we wouldn't be in this condition. I've been battling the VA since i left the military in 2006. I have a hearing next month. It's an ongoing appeal for claims dating back to 2012. Let's see what happens. The burden to prove my case falls on me which is insane. All of the evidence I have submitted over each appeal is simply ignored and they send me letter after letter stating DENIED. I blame the incompetence of the reviewers and the C&P examiners that often are not qualified to examine what they are asked to examine. I had an examiner quote a reference from an internet site, yes, a google search from anon medical, unverified source and use it as the reason for the denial.

This AM I got up and tuned in WCNC TV Charlotte, NC to get the local Weather and they were talking about changing the name of Fort Bragg and what it was going to cost. Now that being said and if I heard correctly it was going to cost 6 Million Dollars to change Fort Bragg to Fort Victory. I would like to know why they can't spend that amount of money on the Veterans instead of a name change that actually means squat. Please tell me.

They need to fix this yesterday! And they had better do it before we come knocking on their door.

They've made it so that you have to obtain legal and personal representation to deal with the VA.

There's an old saying at the VA a fellow Veteran mentioned to me, when it comes to the claims process - Deny, deny, until they die. It's sad that this was because so many feel they have to go through such a long, hard process.

Took me 3 years to get a finalized answer on mine. Funny thing is, I was rated TDIU and was never told or paid for it till my complete case was resolved.

I know your pain, brother. Been fighting the VA Since 1996 after 13 years. Even after turning things over to a good law firm they made some gains for me, since 2015. A claim with 5 issues been at the board since 12/18. And counting. All of in this boat, hang tuff don't stop the fight.

They say 405 days, the quickest appeal lane took me over 800 days in the direct review and so far 30 more in the hands of the judge. Slow is an understatement!

Praying for you.

I have a pending claim with all the evidence I need. IF the VA denies it my first step is to Appeal, Second step 1 nano second later is to contact my Congressman to kick their Azz. That is the only way I see to force the VA to do their job! Oh, by the way, the contractors the VA hires to do the C&P exams...most of the companies are owned by "FORMER" VA Executives. Anyone that see's this can smell the stench miles away. My Congressman is itching to dig into the VA's dealings to NOT help the Veterans.

Hurry up and wait I really hated it when I was in the military and I’m still hearing that same stupid word in the VA hospital smh

my heart goes out to that vet.I am a Nam vet have been waiting in the BVA for 8yrs

Have fought the VA for many years. Took a law firm I had to pay to finally get the rating I deserve. I'm 79. Their waiting us out, waiting for us to die or give up.

I have been waiting for YEARS AND YEARS! Appeal after appeal... Waiting TDIU since Dec 2020 yet the southern boarder is come on in and here ya go!! More people never results to faster decisions. This has already been reviewed.

“Make sure their families are taken care of” keep those benefits out of corrupt hands of state authorities. And I mean it. U.S. Constitution Article one section eight clauses eleven to fourteen was interpreted at SCOTUS and states lack authority to invest

I finally filed my claim for my VA Diagnosed PTSD, Depression, and Anxiety on August 8, 2021. I’ve now been denied twice and now waiting on my appeal. I spent 15 years in the bottom of a bottle before reaching out for help. I’ve been receiving weekly therapy from the VA for my mental health issues for the last 3 years but they still refuse to give me the service connected disability. It’s insanity! We live paycheck to paycheck as I keep getting fired/let go from jobs because of how my issues effect my work. It’s killing my ability to provide for my family! And they just keep making me wait, with no end in sight!

Also it’s easier for the V.A to deny…let u do an appeal…which takes a year or more…than deny again…go to the process with the V.A and then be told the medical information they have on u is out of date…

I feel your pain brother. Had multiple knee injuries before I retired in 2006. Had my first knee replacement for a service connected injury in 2010 at the age of 44. Was denied one year convalescent pay and no rating for replacement. Filed appeal in 2010 and won it in April 2017. I feel it's the party in charge dragging feet so they can allocate funds to social programs.

I filed a case in 2016 and didn't get infront of a judge until 2020. The judge asked the VA to remand certain items and the remand was done in just a few months. The va still to this date hasn't resolved or even budged on the claim. Its insane.

It's not just the VA either. I took my case to the Federal Circuit Courts with a lawsuit against the Secretary of Veteran Affairs. My arguments for my case were turned in immediately, but the VA stalled numerous times, and could have been held in contempt of court multiple times for missing deadlines, but the judges kept letting them slide. When the VA finally turned in their arguments, they also included directions for the Federal Circuit Court judges, with details on how to dismiss my case. Instead of the judges doing their job and making a decision on my case, they copied the VA's dismissal directions verbatim and mailed it to me, closing my case. Since then, I've filed complaints against the judges for showing favoritism towards the VA or possibly accepting bribes, but they didn't care. I then sent in a request of all of the Circuit Court judges from that district to review the case, but that was shot down too. Currently, proof of their dirty dealings has been made with letters mailed to the White House, and many major newspapers around the country, but nobody has reached out to ask me about any of it. This is of course the short version of what happened. At least I haven't seen any blacked out helicopters hovering around the house, so that's one good thing. lol

I served in Panama, came back things got worse, until I got out, was denied in 2017, I have ptsd, General Discharge, I've been suffering every since, seems like they don't care if black soldiers get there benefits or not, somebody out there help us get what we deserve.

All the raters care about are their bonuses.

There is a huge communication breakdown within the VA. This coupled with poor training, lack of knowledge, and lack of caring has created a dysfunctional system.

Understatement

Democrats wanted to add 89k IRS agents but they could care less about the veterans. Why not add 89k new VA agents?

I've sent papers in years ago recently I ask what the status was... their response we don't have your paper's sorry. I've given up on getting those paper's through.

14 years for me fighting the VA PTSD in my life mess 😮 up civilian life mess up I will be dead before they make a decision mess up

The board of veterans appeals has recieved a budget increase of $111M since 2020 and has decided fewer claims than the previous year since 2020. YES, Congress needs to act, not with funding but accountability.

I’m still shocked that the VA approved my 100% permanent and total rating for my recent brain cancer diagnosis. I applied last September, had 2 C&P exams and 2 weeks later I got their decision. Only 5 months. Related to Camp Lejeune water contamination so that might have been the difference and the fact I don’t have much more time left above ground. I’m still grateful and it will make my short life a lot more manageable.

As a combat veteran, I went from 0% to 100% permanent in six months. This has been my experience.

Their has got to be a better way. We are suffering and nothing is getting better.

I understand your pain i too have been waiting and waiting and no one understands, my ptsd is so bad I’ve lost relationships, been arrested been let go from jobs. I served in desert storm USN, discharged in 1993 it took 28 to get approved for 80% now I’m in a never ending line waiting for a BvA hearing trying to get 100% I can’t understand why no one has stepped up to help our veterans. I hope something changes soon. we did our job why can’t the vA

In my case, I reported all my symptoms/injuries while in the military. I ensured I registered on the VA Burn Pit registry immediately upon demobilization and I documented more and the VA was quick and prompt and received the care.

He got his 100 percent and most likely by just playing the game, he should just be happy with that.

My brother waited 9 years. I had to wait 6 years and still fighting with them. They got my back pay all messed up

I have been fighting the VA and the NRB for getting kicked out of the Marines for behavioral issues back in 70's from the toxins in Cam Lejeune where I was stationed 3 years. I still have not been granted anything as of yet! 48 years later!

Ive been waiting for 4years for a appeal just got on the docket in July 23 im told it will be another 2 or 3 years.

You should stop using VA medical centers as a backdrop for your story. VHA and VBA are two entirely separate entities. VBA is the section where claims are processed (Usually in a federal building). VHA is a system where medical care for eligible veterans can receive health care. It has nothing to do with disability compensation.

I had a ruptured brain aneurysm 12 years ago. The damage to my brain 🧠 is remarkable!! It will never get better since blood hitting it kills that area, and… I’m not a starfish that can regrow the loses I have. It took me over 2 1/2 years to get approval for SSI, the very basic support. How are illegal border crossers getting it at crossing, especially if over 65? Why are we to suffer without a single dollar for 2 1/2 years, or more going through physical & speech therapy, etc when you can’t even pay for food & don’t have Medicaid yet because it depends on being classified as a permanent disability? It’s a horrible situation that our government puts us through when we are already desperately trying to make a life without physical means, or financial anything?

While the whole country stands by and watches its own warriors struggle with the effects of combat, training and being exposed to the harshest environments and chemicals. The military numbers drop. "The society that separates its scholars from its warriors will have its thinking done by cowards and its fighting by fools." -- Thucydides

I feel for you brother. It goes clear back into Vietnam. 200,000 Viet vets filed a law suit , and won our case. Approved by Obama,cong.senat. But for some unanswered reason we have never got our back pay. The government says they can't find a place to allocate the money. Nore fullfil the medical obligations that were promised at discharge.

This story needs to go national again!

Im in the same boat. My claim has been "awaiting bva [board of veterans appeals] " since 7/21/21. I even contacted my congressman Tom Cole which didn't do any good. I got 3 months of back pay when i got my 100%, they didn't even go back to the most recent appeal.

Try a decade now. First applied in 2013. Had 5 C&P exams in the last 6 weeks. I need these to be positive. I am getting sicker from Gulf War Illness almost daily.

My case has been waiting since May 2020 (board of appeal) told hoping that appeal will be around June of this year

Can anyone here tell me if Military Veterans of America is a legitimate organization that claims to help veterans and walks vets through the process of red tape?

I got 50% right off the top for PTSD, everything else has been a struggle.

19 years and i still have to fight with them just about how to treatment and how to do there job for the two groups VA healthcare VA administration

I have been waiting about 30 years to file, finally did, now I have been waiting 166 days for answer.

A decade? Oh hell no. Nobody in my family will be allowed to serve

It has taken years!

This exact same thing is happening to my husband right now as we speak and he was an elite Army Ranger and Gulf War veteran!!! They claim they can't even find his medical records! How do you completely lose a person's whole medical file and how is that the veterans fault??? Wish we could find a pro Bono attorney because we have been struggling! My husband has over hundreds of jumps out of aircrafts and he suffers daily with his injuries and decades of pain and depression. It's really sad to see how hard we have to fight for what's right, especially when you put your life on the line for those very people that are making these awful decisions!!! 😪

Going on 4 months waiting. We will see and now they want to start from the start with another exam I already did.

I’m still fighting 35 years later. I been through hell and back many times dealing with my disabilities and the va. I pray for my brothers out there.

This is crazy I got mine with in a year went from 70-100 percent

That happened to my older brother a Vietnam vet he received it in2010 died2012 he was wounded in action we thought he was KIA back in 1968 because he didn’t write home it nearly killed my mother not knowing what happened.

I've been waiting for a decision for 6 years now through BVA and counting. This process is frustrating to say the least, meanwhile they send monies across seas to help other people, but won't take care of Vets smh

not only the Veterans in the US, but the veterans that have moved overseas are denied use of VA benefits, even though they have fought for this country and gave up years. There is a penalty for moving overseas even though it would save the VA $$$$ by having procedures done overseas instead of making Veterans come back to the states to have procedures done.

It's a total joke I'm on my second Appeal now with a lawyer I've been rated at 100 % and only paid for 70% . However I am grateful i am getting anything hearing these other horror stories . My wife who also served has been denied 4 times in a row and is a OIF 1 veteran and they never give her a good answer why I know that she is on her 5 or 6 th appeal and this last one has lasted almost two years with no contact or help on their end. I hope everyone struggling out here with this greedy heartless machine known as veterans affairs gets the help, respect,and compensation you deserve! God bless

I know how it fells come on give them more

The VA rated my back at 10%, then raised me to 40%, and stated I healed in two months (though I have had this injury for over 15 years showing degenerative disc disease) so lowered me to 10%, then raised me to 20% and then back to 40%. Originally, the lowering back to 10% was also part of my TDIU claim. Makes you wonder.

I'm a irak vet 62 bva just had my hearing from 2017 all they say oh denied save gov. $ denied till die

Never appeal as it will take at least 2 years if not more. If you get denied, collect more documentation and see the doc several times that year. You can file again the next year and I have had great success with C&P's by just re-filing. Don't appeal, re-file with better and more complete documentation.

It takes 2 years for mental health help at the Houston VA.

This is sad I wished the DoD actually mandated to have claims submitted before retirement or separations back then.

This is so wrong I feel that the US veterans was used ,it's sad because they risk their lives for us and not getting what belongs to them financially, I thank them all for their service .Gotta do better.

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