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Sunday, May 11, 2014

False outrage from politicians after not fixing the VA

So and tired of the bullshit outrage over what happened at the VA that it makes me sick to my stomach.


Are there problems veterans face? Absolutely but the people doing most of the complaining right now don't want you to know how long all of this has been going on and it has gone on for decades. THEY DIDN'T FIX IT WHEN THEY HAD THE CHANCE TO DO THE RIGHT THING! So no, they don't get a free pass as if they didn't cause all of this a very long time ago.

Here are some headlines but the shocker is the dates on them. Click the links to see how far back they go. Treat it like a treasure hunt because veterans have been feeling lost for far too long.

Two Wisconsin VA clinics opened under spot light shut down over lack of funding

House Committee Slams VA On Veteran Suicides

29 Patients at Marion VA died because of substandard and questionable care

69,000 veterans who have waited more than 30 days for an appointment to get VA medical care. Such long waits runs counter to department policy, and a group of Iraq war veterans have filed a lawsuit alleging undue delays.

Vietnam Veterans of America: President VA Budget is $3 Billion Short

VA staff charged $2.6 billion to their government credit cards

Veterans Wait 4 Years for VA Claim Appeal

Phone calls will target 555,000 veterans from the wars who have been discharged from active duty, but have not reached out to the VA for services. For five years after their discharge from the military, Iraq and Afghanistan veterans have access to health care at the VA. The effort will cost about $2.7 million and will be handled by a government contractor.

GAO finding: No accountability for claims processors

A Veterans Affairs Department psychologist denies that she was trying to save money when she suggested that counselors make fewer diagnoses of post-traumatic stress disorder in injured soldiers.

Dept. of Defense and VA miss important deadline to make several improvements to the medical evaluation board (MEB), physical evaluation board (PEB), and to report to Congress on the advisability of consolidating the DoD and VA disability evaluation systems.

Oklahoma Veterans Center investigation raises more questions

Hundreds of Veterans' Claims Were in Shredding Bins at VA's Detroit Office

Massive backlogs in various essential government functions -- including 730,000 backlogged patent applications, 760,000 Social Security disability claims, and 806,000 Veterans Affairs disability claims.

This is the newest one.

VA worker accused in records scandal put on leave

Imagine what should have happened if all the outraged politicians actually did something way back then to fix the system they complained about because veterans were that important to this nation. Isn't it strange they never admit what they didn't do when they had the chance to do the right thing?

Veterans have waited decades because politicians only seem to care when it is time to get their votes.

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