They do this on purpose, the want Veterans to give up or K!LL themselves.. Oh you lost legs your in Afghanistan, well it wasn't documented correctly in your file or at all. Doesn't matter if you have pictures and videos and 20 other people were there.. Denied...but can you drop this money off for Ukraine..thanks...Fuking gross.. Veterans cant get benefits but you can do Blow in the White House.. add in all the other problems..Its going to take a Revolution or it will never get any better

Very true! I have had many parents ask me that same question and my answer is if you can afford college or a trade school do it. Its a gamble, if you get hurt they will medically discharge you into the cesspool of medical care called the VA....

yup. its 2023, claims should only take a week.. We have computers and AI.. its done on purpose to scam veterans

Intentionally unorganized!

*organized

@@zeroturn7091 No, it's most definitely unorganized.

Good for you. It's a steep learning curve, but it'll be the best job you'll ever have. See my post above please.

Before parting from the military, every member should be REQUIRED to take a three week basic training course in VA policies and procedures. Problem is, they change it every year or two, so neither the VA employees or their contractors can keep up with the changes. In the end, the vet suffers because of the bureaucratic horseshit in every part of VA administration. I have been trying to get new shoes for my fused ankles for two years now, and just got them yesterday. Not nearly as serious as this guy, but still horseshit. As for their medical staff, they fire, or force the resignation of the best and most experienced caregivers so they can hire caregivers who don't know shit about how VA works. The Veteran suffers and the taxpayer gets ripped off.

Thank you for those words. It helps us vets to know that someone cares. We feel alone more than people know. I’ve been fighting the VA since 2017 for Depression and Anxiety. I was denied twice. In August of 2022, a VA psychiatrist diagnosed me with PTSD, Depression, Anxiety, Sleep Apnea and Insomnia. I have ringing in my ears with headaches everyday. The VA is terrible on how they treat us. I wish some attorneys would take the reigns against the VA to force them to do what is right! I’m still waiting for my final claim after a Higher Level Review from May 30, 2023. All of my comrades in arms knows…you never leave a fallen comrade. The VA leaves us everyday. Many vets die or commit suicide while waiting for help from the VA. So, yes, I hope some attorneys get together against them for a class action lawsuit for us. There is so much to say, but, after nearly being killed 5 times over seas, I don’t think I or my fellow vets should have to fight this hard! Thanks again. Rangers Lead the Way! Airborne All the Way!

@@terencebanyahudah5691 I don't even know what to say. No one should have to go through this. What are they the VA doing with the money? So many vets are being denied what is rightfully their's. Someone needs to dig DEEP Into this. Honestly I'm surprised anyone wants to join the military at all. Dogs STRAY dogs get treated better than our beloved vets. Who serve us and our country giving 110% 24/7 and as you said risking their lives not to mention the cost the entire family endures. It's never just one family member when one joins. No. The entire family is in the military really and they ALL make sacrifices. And then this is the thanks they get? It's disgusting. It's beyond cruel. It's EVIL. As much as I hate to hear this I'm THANKFUL News channel 8 has the balls to cover this. I wished more media companies did. Your right you nor your fellow vets should have to fight this hard. NOT fight at all. This should be OUR time to take care of YOU like you took care of each one of us and our families keeping us all safe. This should be YOUR time to enjoy life. I'm so sorry.

You can't give people back the 2 years they were denied while suffering. In a stroke patient, for healing and recovery of the brain, nerves and muscles; time matters; delays matter. Delaying treatment for 2 years is negligent and cruelty. That should be a crime.

@@Havanorange Amen.

@@thekurtcobainfoundation4200 One thing we can do is send an email or a letter to our elected legislators. Give a brief example and explanation of the problem. And suggest a law to address it.

Thank you.

add in all the other issues we have..its because yall are more worried about your phones, then actually fighting back..

Vietnam Vet here. VA Math is mind boggling. I had to get 240% of total disabling conditions to finally get to 100% P&T via VA math.

@@TreborUSCG You correct how mind boggling it is with there math and how backwards they can be. A retired Navy vet lives a few houses down from me who is 100% and has only worked admin his whole career. He laughs about how he got over and it infuriates me!

Apply for PTSD look at the CFR’s

@@justingonzalez54 actually it does homer. A pencil pusher on a ship claiming ptsd while an infantryman with five combat tours claiming ptsd, bad back, knees, serious hearing loss is the same right? GTFOOH!

If their doctors aren’t writing medical opinions in your favor, then they aren’t helping in that area (that’s not to say that they have same stance when it comes to treatment). The math that they use is whole man theory.

thats crazy, it shouldn't take that long..something isn't right

Well said. I did my entire claim on my own without any VSO's help and was awarded 100 percent P&T. As long as you have a nexus and true medical evidence, its not hard to adhere to what the VA is asking for. Plus, Veterans can track their own claims on ebenefits too. Thats what I did.

They get raises for denying claims. how gross is that

@@SpaceRanger187 Its not my first nature to say something out loud that I suspect unless I have first hand evidence. How ever I have no inclination that you or me could possibly be wrong.

Yes, as a combat veteran myself, voting NO was the correct choice. All of us are getting 0% ratings for these diseases that we caught over in Iraq. The PACT Act was nothing more than a cash grab for contractors and lawyers, PERIOD. The VAs budget was increased by 1/3 already before the PACT Act was passed so there no need to supplement it.

That is why I highly recommend people look at their ebenefits account regularly because you can get all of your VA decision letters there immediately.

President Coolidge picked the best person he knew in 1920 to head the Oil Reserves,that person declined & the next person selected sold the STR's to a private company & was sent to jail. The original person was the first VA Director & he went to jail. So nothing has changed in 103 years?

they sure got the crap end of that stick.they were were the first to get drafted and the last to get help. I was a kid in the 60s and I remember the black vets coming home they were treated like crap.when me and my friend went to get a p.o.w. bracelet to support the shoulders in nam they ask us if we wanted a black mans or brown mans bracelet or a white mans bracelet I did not understand that as a kid but I know now. madness.

I moved from the Blue State of N.J. after nearly 54 years & moved to Maryland, no were near the swamp & every veteran I have meet disliked the military after two years or was screwed over somehow. The only normal people are Viet Nam Vets that keep things to themselves.