Veterans left waiting years for VA to decide disability appeals

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The United States promised to take care of its military members when they returned home from war, but the government is failing to live up to its end of the bargain, as up to as many as 200,000 veterans wait for appeals decisions about their monthly disability payments.
Some veterans have waited years for decisions about their benefits without any guarantee they'll ever get paid.
"It's typical military: Hurry up and wait," Army veteran Leroy Perry said tearfully. "I don't think it's fair to me or the other veterans out there."
Four years of service during the first Gulf War has followed Perry ever since he came home. In return, he said he's spent more than a decade fighting the Department of Veterans Affairs for disability benefits for everything from a knee injury to post-traumatic stress disorder.
Thankfully, a pro bono lawyer came to his defense and helped the father of five finally secure about $4,000 a month for him and his family moving forward, but no retroactive pay. He filed an appeal in recent years in hopes of recouping about $500,000 in retroactive benefits. His case has barely budged.
FULL STORY: www.wcnc.com/article/money/va...

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@deborahlewis3413 Жыл бұрын

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

@ericturner821 Жыл бұрын

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

@quintinr.6760 Жыл бұрын

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

@lawrence1md Жыл бұрын

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!

@indymac7 Жыл бұрын

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!!!

@chakingbake7405 Жыл бұрын

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

@crabbycripple Жыл бұрын

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.

@DAWGnROADIE Жыл бұрын

The VA has outsourced to contractors. In my case it was obviously shuffled across a desk without reading.

@808pera6 Жыл бұрын

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.

@maxxinethewoopitcher Жыл бұрын

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

@waynesmith4386 Жыл бұрын

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.

@indymac7 Жыл бұрын

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.

@cp-iy1ku Жыл бұрын

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

@chuckbratcher9866 Жыл бұрын

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.

@michaelmarks8954 Жыл бұрын

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.

@kingtune7936 Жыл бұрын

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

@Tuxster3 Жыл бұрын

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!