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MilitaryAdvantage.Military.com : AAFES Chief: Let Vets Shop Exchanges Online

Mon, 9 Jun 2014 18:51:37 +0000

You can also shop a the tax free va store when you are there, so why in heck should you get to use my retiree benefit too.. Use the VA, and leave my benefits alone....you didn't earn the right to shop on base if you did not retiree... and I don't care if your rated 100% or tdiu by the va, if you didn't retire from the military, you should not ever be able to shop on post....

MilitaryAdvantage.Military.com : AAFES Chief: Let Vets Shop Exchanges Online

Mon, 9 Jun 2014 18:48:40 +0000

Here we go again... civilians who likely never served a day.. want to give away another one of my retiree benefits. Sure why not they have been trying to give away space available travel to non-retiree's, next what will it be Tricare... Oh.. that's right they already created VA-Champus for veterans families. This will do nothing to lower prices, all it does is create more of a profit for the AAFES monopoly. Look all veteran already have access to the VA stores, let them use the va mail order too...and STOP GIVING AWAY RETIREE BENEFITS, Its not the greatest benefit, but it is an active duty and retiree benefit and should remain so....

MilitaryAdvantage.Military.com : Is Fixing the VA Wait List Like Boxing a Glacier?

Tue, 3 Jun 2014 05:54:13 +0000

I've been dealing with the VA for over 25 years. First this is nothing new this problem has existed for years. Recently I relocated to Killeen Texas, and it took over 5 months to get a primary care appointment in Temple Texas, , just to find out that even to this day I don't have a assigned primary care doctor. As to fee basis care, that is to go outside the system to get medical care that the VA will pay for. This is nothing new. A few times in the last 25 years I was given the fee basis card to see a private doctor, but the VA usually limits you on the number of doctor visits, or to a specific time frame. Fee basis care is already in law, the VA just doesn't want to authorize it.Would I like private care over VA care? It would depend on the care that I might need. I have learned never to trust the VA to do surgeries, or to get admitted to a VA Hospital. Thankfully, I am retired Army, and have Tricare for life, as well as Medicare so my choices are limitless.

VA Watchdog dot Org -- Home Page - Keeping an eye on the VA because somebody has to! : VA WATCHDOG DOT ORG - Home Page - Keeping an eye on the VA becasue somebody has to!

Tue, 26 Oct 2010 16:19:50 +0000

Sorry to hear of your hear problems. You will be in our prayers...... On a side note, VA Watchdog has become a staple in many of our lives, have you considered selling the cite to another person who may be able to maintain it.? This is the one cite that combined veterans information and issues without the political slant. The only one who wins with the loss of VA watchdog is the Veterans Affairs. God be with you and yours.

VA Watchdog dot Org -- Home Page - Keeping an eye on the VA because somebody has to! : DAV SAYS "NO" TO PRIVATIZING VA HEALTH CARE SYSTEM -- "The realities are that the private sector wou

Tue, 5 Oct 2010 21:56:10 +0000

According to fox news the 5th worst governement service is VA Medical care..... http://video.foxbusiness.com/v/4254372/the-nation...

VA Watchdog dot Org -- Home Page - Keeping an eye on the VA because somebody has to! : DAV SAYS "NO" TO PRIVATIZING VA HEALTH CARE SYSTEM -- "The realities are that the private sector wou

Tue, 5 Oct 2010 21:52:10 +0000

Another ignorant statement. Sure all sectors of health care have problems no one is saying otherwise, what we are saying is depending where you go va medical care may not be the best of care. As to medical suits, the va has their share too, in fact I have a 1151 claim and federal tort claim in the works right now, ( becasue the va screwed up my eye surgery) The problem is you just don't hear about them as much because the US government plays by different rules than the private sector. Numbers may be miniscule to you if your not included in the numbers, but If your are included then the numbers are large. You think because a veteran speaks out he should be denied benefits, and medical care what is wrong with you this is American and remember veterans fought for the right to free speach... didn't you? Like I said another ignorant statement.

VA Watchdog dot Org -- Home Page - Keeping an eye on the VA because somebody has to! : DAV SAYS "NO" TO PRIVATIZING VA HEALTH CARE SYSTEM -- "The realities are that the private sector wou

Tue, 5 Oct 2010 21:42:14 +0000

Technically your wrong the Commander of the DAV is a Job, and make no mistake it is political. If he does not toe the DAV political line he is out. Just because he is not paid, doesn't mean it is not a job, so get your facts straight! We were mpromised adaquate health care, and if the va can't provide it we must go else where. Haven't you read anything about the infections caused at va medical centers, because items are not clean correctly? Haven't you heard about the vet turned away from the va and dies of a heatt attack.. Where are you hiding? You don't have far to look the stories are even on here from time to time. nAlso, just because you might get good va health care where you go, doesn't mean the va has an excellent health care system, it means your lucky and some of us are not so lucky. Perhaps, you need to listen to what others say before you insult them with names...... or are you the type of person that thinks he knows it all and everybody elswe is stupid... sure seems that way.

VA Watchdog dot Org -- Home Page - Keeping an eye on the VA because somebody has to! : DAV SAYS "NO" TO PRIVATIZING VA HEALTH CARE SYSTEM -- "The realities are that the private sector wou

Mon, 4 Oct 2010 22:43:35 +0000

You don't know what your talking about either...

VA Watchdog dot Org -- Home Page - Keeping an eye on the VA because somebody has to! : DAV SAYS "NO" TO PRIVATIZING VA HEALTH CARE SYSTEM -- "The realities are that the private sector wou

Mon, 4 Oct 2010 22:42:49 +0000

I know Tyson, from my time as a service officer in Fayetteville NC. He didn't know what he was talking about then and he doesn't know what he is talking about now. He like the many past commanders of the DAV, only speak DAV.. that is he is looking our for his job and playing politics and that is all. We already have hundreds of Thousands of veterans utilizing the Private sector for medical care. And in many cases the care is much better that the va could ever offer. Myself, I have multuiple problems, and I use private doctors all the time,, for a couple of reason. The main reason is I don't want some young student telling me what is wrong with me or operating on me.. playing that game already cost me one eye..... So Tyson, as tne national commander As far as I am concerned you don't represent me. Speak for yourself. I wish the va wouid give me a fee basis card for everything I would be one healthy and happy camper...

VA Watchdog dot Org -- Home Page - Keeping an eye on the VA because somebody has to! : REPORT: FILNER\'S BILL TO HELP VETS ALSO HELPS BIG CAMPAIGN DONOR -- The American Chiropractic Assoc

Sun, 3 Oct 2010 17:54:39 +0000

I used a chiropractor once.. They are quacks... Most don't use xrays, or ct scans, then try to bend your body into shapes that are not normal. And make matter worse. One machine they used on me was a roller, that acually rolled up and down my back,, this was suppost to help? So now all VA's might get a chiropractor. Why should that surprise us, the va waste money all the time, but as long as Filner is getting his who gives a darn.

VA Watchdog dot Org -- Home Page - Keeping an eye on the VA because somebody has to! : VA TO REVIEW CLAIMS OF MANY VETERANS PREVIOUSLY DENIED AGENT ORANGE BENEFITS -- Akaka: "I urge veter

Wed, 29 Sep 2010 02:43:12 +0000

Whats another 17000 cases give or take... hell the back log in houston is so bad its been two years and I still haven't had a c/p exam.

VA Watchdog dot Org -- Home Page - Keeping an eye on the VA because somebody has to! : AGENT ORANGE BENEFITS SPENDING CONCERNS GOP LAWMAKER -- North Carolina Sen. Richard Burr added his v

Tue, 21 Sep 2010 04:18:52 +0000

Actually, he is correct there has to be some limit . If would be different if the cases could be proven but a casual link isn't good enought. AO claims should be treated like all other claims, prove it with medical evidence or deny the claim. Meanwhile, thousands of veterans continue to wait out the system for claims that they must prove...

VA Watchdog dot Org -- Home Page - Keeping an eye on the VA because somebody has to! : GAO FINDS MANY PROBLEMS WITH TRAINING FOR VA\'S EXPERIENCED CLAIMS PROCESSORS -- Some say that get t

Fri, 17 Sep 2010 05:09:00 +0000

Seems to mne this is not new information, dealing with Houston or any ot the other troubled Regional offices can be a nightmare...

VA Watchdog dot Org -- Home Page - Keeping an eye on the VA because somebody has to! : VAOIG: VA GIVING OUT G.I. BILL MONEY TO INELIGIBLE VETERANS -- VAOIG review substantiated that VA in

Wed, 15 Sep 2010 03:55:01 +0000

Now come on are we supposed to be surprise?

VA Watchdog dot Org -- Home Page - Keeping an eye on the VA because somebody has to! : VA\'s MY HEALTHeVET: A RUSE BY ANY OTHER NAME ... -- Veterans\' Advocate Jim Strickland looks at the

Mon, 13 Sep 2010 05:30:27 +0000

Look lets get real, the blue button is not the only thing ahout the myhealth cite that does not or never has worked. I have used it for years to refill meds, but other than that it is useless. Who needs to sit and input information just so you can print it out and take it to the doctor, what a wasted program. What we need is access to medical records, and claims files , and enough of wasting taxpayer funds on this crap. I don't know what is worse the newly redesigned VA Wed cite that is noting more that a useless self promoting cite, and is not user friendly.. especially when compaired to the old design. People at va really don't know what they are doing......

VA Watchdog dot Org -- Home Page - Keeping an eye on the VA because somebody has to! : AUGUSTA VA IGNORED WARNINGS ABOUT CONTAMINATED EQUIPMENT -- VA was told: "Stop. Don\'t do it any mor

Mon, 13 Sep 2010 05:21:06 +0000

And they keep holding up VA medical care as the Model for National Health care...

VA Watchdog dot Org -- Home Page - Keeping an eye on the VA because somebody has to! : CLAIMS BACKLOG CONTINUES TO GROW AT VA\'S HOUSTON REGIONAL OFFICE -- "Clearly Houston is suffering u

Mon, 13 Sep 2010 05:16:50 +0000

My claims has been in Houston almost 2 years.. Part of the problems is they order c/p exams for nonexistant claims, and ignore the actual claim,. They have asked for the c/p exams twice for the same issue, while having no exams for others... It is like no one reads English, when your write a letter and tell them for example, my claim is not for rhinitis, it is for sinusitis, or you tell then that the claim of hemorroids was never submitted, yet they keep sending yor to a c/p for something you never claimed. Some issues are only administrative, yet they cannot even address them correctly.... In my 26 years of dealing with the va, and the 7 different regionals offices I have dealt with , Houston is the worst. It is like it is disfunctional and have no clue about they are doing. It is a disgrace. All the lip service, about hiring people etc. is just that,. Before anything gets better I suspect the old timers need to teach the new guys what is going on, by that time I will be dead...

VA Watchdog dot Org -- Home Page - Keeping an eye on the VA because somebody has to! : VA\'S OFFICE OF NEW MEDIA: ENGINE FOR CHANGE OR PROPAGANDA MACHINE? -- VA official on agency\'s web

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 03:28:10 +0000

All I want to say is that the New va web cite as designed is not user friendly, and sucks to such a degree that it is not worth the time trying to find something on it. It used to be my home page... I used to use the VA web cite a lot. now I can't even find the compensation rates, or the bva decisions.. The person who designed the VA cite needs to take a lesson on wed design..... It is the worst designed web I have ever seen, and as a Computer specialist and programer with over 30 years I have seen some sorry programing.

VA Watchdog dot Org -- Home Page - Keeping an eye on the VA because somebody has to! : WANNABE ADMITS WEARING UNEARNED MEDAL -- Has pleaded guilty to wearing Silver Star he never earned.

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 00:01:05 +0000

BS, I don't know how the hell someone's lie can deminish another Vets service. I agree he should be punished for claiming to have earned the awards,but jail is over the line. And what about punishing the liers in Congress while were at it since what congress does , really affects others.

VA Watchdog dot Org -- Home Page - Keeping an eye on the VA because somebody has to! : SHINSEKI GIVES "STATE OF THE VA" ADDRESS TO HOUSE PANEL -- "Our mission is to serve veterans by incr

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 02:49:06 +0000

Va Secretaries come and go.. They all seem to mean well, but few ever really accomplish anything...