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Busket_in_Posket posted:I'm currently in the process of guiding the umpteenth vet to the American Legion for claims help (he doesn't have service-connected disability but is owed benefits). How the gently caress do you guys post all these awesome success stories? Every time I go to the VA I just get sent all over the place. Whenever I actually sit down and talk to someone, they recommend that I don't get a VSO to help me. Another month goes by, and I still get not a single letter or loving email from the VA about either my disability claim or healthcare or even a loving status update. The phone system literally hangs up on me. I filed 11 months ago. My unemployment was denied. I have no money left. My wife hasn't seen our bank account yet, thank god. Otherwise I'd be out of pussy too. I just called the American Legion in my city and they said they'd help me if I called later tonight. I hope so. I havent seen a doctor since I got out of the Marine Corps. The worst part is I ran out of anti-depressants and sleeping pills MONTHS ago. gently caress. I know it sounds like a loving sob story (and I cant loving stand those) but PLEASE point me to a loving VA employee that knows their job in the great state of Florida. t_bright fucked around with this message at 17:21 on Sep 8, 2011 |
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gently caress the va.
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Sep 10, 2011 00:32
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front wing flexing posted:va keeps me paid. OK, whos dick did you suck. Cuz I'm getting neither money nor respect/decency or basic healthcare from anyone. (especially the ones that get paid to help me. Those ones seem the meanest)
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Sep 10, 2011 04:36
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So...I guess OEF/OIF vets get healthcare....but what if you havent deployed?
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Sep 11, 2011 02:18
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You have reached the office of veterans affairs. Unfortunately, we cannot complete your call. Call back at a later time.  Thanks man. I sent you an email.
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Sep 16, 2011 18:01
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Rrail posted:Between that and the poo poo terrible healthcare the VA healthcare system will give you, I have absolutely 0 faith in the governments ability to manage any program and am probably back to being against UHC. truer words have never been spoken.
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Sep 17, 2011 04:54
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A couple of things that make me just "WTF". -The #1 thing thats wrong with me physically is they took some bones out of my foot. Now; I filed for disability, but I'm certain it's getting worse and worse. The pain is increasing a ridiculous amount (to the point where I have to stop walking in between my classes so the pain sub-cedes). Basically, I can't see a doctor until my claim gets processed, which literally can take forever. The VA doesn't have a time limit on how long they can take. This is where poo poo gets confusing for me. If my injury is now worse, what the gently caress am I supposed to do? Imagine if the VA gives me 10% for my wounded flipper next year. After a year of it getting worse, doesn't that mean that I should get a higher rating? But appealing it can take 2-7 years. -On the subject of letters. Maybe why I have such little faith in the VA is the fact that I haven't gotten a single sheet of paper from them. I call them once a month asking them for an update, and they say that they have sent a letter my way. I inform them that I have never received any mail from the VA, and then they just read me the letter through the phone. It would be pretty cool to get a letter every couple of months telling me where my claim is sitting, how much longer they think its gonna take, etc... t_bright fucked around with this message at 13:48 on Sep 17, 2011 |
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Sep 17, 2011 13:44
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PBRstreetgang posted:In sep 2005 I was stoplossed 18 days before I was supposed to get out so I went awol in protest and ended up getting a chapter 517 for anxiety. It was honorable, and right now Im going to school with the GI Bill. You got an honorable discharge. Thats all you loving need. Stop being a little bitch, put on your big boy pants, and start being proactive. I got an OTH discharge 5 years in, I got demoted 2 ranks, and I got hurt while I was in. Right now the pain in my foot is so bad I have to stop walking in between classes to rest for a while. I just came back from the VA Clinic, after being denied seeing a doctor. I filed for disability about 11 months ago. My claim is still in the development phase. This means that the earliest I'll be able to see a doc is probably late 2012. You have it made. Now shut the gently caress up.
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Sep 27, 2011 16:31
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front wing flexing posted:Have you tried to get your discharge upgraded at all? Yea, but it's a pain in the rear end to track down all your medical papers and your SRB. I haven't mailed out the form yet but I'm going to when I have all the documents. Which reminds me- whats the best way of getting these documents? The form says go to nara.gov/regional/mpr.html but there has to be a better way.
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Sep 27, 2011 21:24
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Spongebob Tampax posted:Get a cane.  can i just get a longboard
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Sep 29, 2011 00:24
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Those skate shoes are awesome don't hate. I had this huge clunky fracture boot/cast they gave me, but it got lost when is PCSd.
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Sep 29, 2011 17:14
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Nearing a year since I filed for disability, my claim is still in the "Development" phase. To all who will file a disability claim: get a veteran service rep. to help you out, they apparently can push claims through the clogged, viscously slow nightmare of bureaucracy that is our nation's veteran's affairs. Also: get all your health problems seen while you're still on active duty, because the healthcare they offer blows whale dick.
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Oct 26, 2011 04:04
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No, sorry, that's a goddamn lie. DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE FILE BDD. The average wait time for the development phase in the salt lake city office is at least 330 days. Mine is nearing 400 days. They will not send you any letters, nor will you be able to get help at a regional office, or from VSO's. Just file it normally, and make sure you talk to a VSO to help you. I've been pathetically languishing since January for help, since I cannot get healthcare until my claim is processed. I've been literally turned away from the ER. And when my weekly phone calls get through an operator, the only thing they suggest is to call back in another month or so. tl;dr: file normally, get help from the very start. Do not trust the VA. They, like every other government department, will gently caress your rear end raw.
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Oct 27, 2011 06:00
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cult_hero posted:Finally, VA is composed of individual people doing everything they possibly can to get you all the benefits to which you're entitled. However, the process is an immensely individualized one that varies drastically from one veteran to another. Delays are immensely annoying not just to you, but to VA as well. By understanding the process and cooperating with VA in ensuring they have all the evidence needed to make a decision, you can get help to your benefits faster. I hate to sound cynical, because you tried to give p. good advice, but c'mon, the VA is legendary for loving over veterans. The VA doesn't give a poo poo about vets, and one rep. I spoke to on the phone seemed to think that the thousands of vets that commit suicide was a good thing, since that cut down on their paperwork. I told that dude that I wanted to speak to his supervisor, but he laughed and said "he's in a meeting, expect a call back in 3-5 days." Obviously, I didn't receive a call.
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Spongebob Tampax posted:Where are you that the VA ER is turning you away? You have two years of health care after discharge if you never set foot in a combat zone and five if you did. Your claim shouldn't be interfering with your medical care. I gave my spot away in my unit's deployment to a dude who needed the extra cash, so after that, I got caught up doing some poo poo in another base. So I never in my 5 years deployed to a combat zone. (is the mexican border a combat zone yet?) However, during my time training the idiots on the border, some hosed up poo poo happened and I got kicked out with an OTH. According to the VA, they can't help me with healthcare because I have i don't have an Honorable discharge. They know the extent of my injuries and how severe my pain is, but they can't do poo poo for me. I'm attempting to get my discharge upgraded, but that can take years. All my chips were on the BDD, and that was a huge mistake. e: I live in south FL
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front wing flexing posted:What the gently caress is filing normally? Not BDD, which is what we've been discussing.
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Oct 28, 2011 05:04
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front wing flexing posted:You shouldn't give advice because your poo poo's all hosed up because Yea, you're probably right about that, I just got pissed t_bright fucked around with this message at 14:45 on Oct 29, 2011 |
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Oct 29, 2011 14:31
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It's cool. I just got hurt really bad while I was in, and it's difficult. I have an honorable discharge too, because I re-enlisted. But the fact that I can't do poo poo until they give me my disability is really hindering me. Hopefully I'll get this poo poo right on the holidays, and I can get some sweet gifts for the fam.
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Oct 29, 2011 23:20
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Diplomaticus posted:t_bright: were you AD or guard (1/124th or 152nd or whatever it is now?) Also what was your history? Nah,I was AD Marine.
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Spongebob Tampax posted:That would be awesome if it carried over from AD, but I doubt it does. What I hate the most is barging in to class when the teacher is just starting his lesson because I'm late again. Goddamn, I hate not being able to walk briskly.
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Nov 3, 2011 23:20
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Results of a survey about our benefits, etc... http://www.disabledveterans.org/guides/hold-them-accountable-veterans-survey/ The results should be obvious.
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tacotuesday posted:Hmm. Wait, I'm confused. Do you mean that you waited for 11 months before you got a letter in the mail? Or that you got a letter in the mail 11 months ago? All VA regional offices are a giant nutsack. You will learn this.
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Nov 30, 2011 03:26
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You have to wait a long, long time before it actually hits the system, and then wait a long long time for whoever to start processing it. And then you will wait a long long time trying to appeal their denial.
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You are so hosed dude. The VA has always been a nightmarish maze of bureaucracy, but now its like a atrocious, convoluted mess of angry workers and desperate vets; the best thing you can do is talk to a veterans service org. Otherwise, you're gonna be re-filing a claim on a system that's so filled with backlogged claims from the WW1 to now. Pretty much the millions of veterans that served in OEF and OIF, mixed in with all the millions of vets that served before that. I filed a claim in December 2010 and I still haven't seen a doctor, seen any progress done on my claim, or even gotten them to tell me what the hold up is. Good luck man, you're really, really gonna need it. I have had a Congressional Inquiry, have tried to get my claim expedited due to serious medical conditions, had many social workers try and help, 2 VSO's try and help, and no-one can tell me how far along or where my claim is. Good luck dude 
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tacotuesday posted:Have you tried the DVA? I walked into the DVA office at the Montgomery regional office, explained my situation (needed a C&P exam reschedule), and got a call three days ago with appointments out the rear end. Total time = roughly 40 days, which as you probably know by now is like an hour if you use the same clocks as the VA.
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Today I found out the VA can reimburse me for making me miss work. Whether I will actually get a check, see a doctor, or receive treatment is a different story all together. I really really hate my regional office. But the nearest one is about 4 hours away. It's been 9 months since my surgery and I still haven't gotten through. Good luck to the rest of you.
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TLG James posted:Any idea why my compensation claim would go back from Prepare for notification to review of evidence? The same thing happened to me. drat the VA is frustrating. 17 months and counting...
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Spongebob Tampax posted:I know you can't answer this for a few days, t_bright, but did you ever get a VSO to look into helping your claim out? Yup, but I think I'm gonna try again. Hopefully this time it will work.
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