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H.R. 5892, The Veterans Disability Benefits Claims Modernization Act of 2008
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Berta Simmons
I dont see anything in this bill that actually addresses the solution to the backlog.
As long as VAROs can send prejudicial VCAA letters to veterans and widows which may or may not include a VCAA Election form (which triggers the VA to begin to work on the claim) then those veterans and widows (like me) become a part of the backlog.
I am seeking someone in Congress to sponsor an amendment to the VCAA to stop this and thus stop a continued backlog.
I will attach the amendment I wrote in email if you respond.
BSim756679@aol.com
I am a volunteer veterans claims counselor and I know what will change the backlog.
Al Kovacs
I have been waiting 30 years no accountability by these agencies.For musculoskeletal injuries.24 years of medical documentation vanished for treatment of these injuries.If things were process correctly the first time there would be no back log. 50 days active duty hospitalization,and others.Disgraceful to the American Soldier.
lawrence smith
I was retired on TDRL in 1976. Eighteen months later, I was removed from TDRL. Being put on this list, deprived me of my chance of playing Major League Baseball. I was removed totally from 1977-1991 and in 1991, I was rated 10% until 1996, then 50% then in 2000, 100%. I would like to get my back pay. I have already applied for the earliest effective date. This show that the VA is not trying to resolve my case. I have been on unemployability over 11 years, including my retroactive pay, back to 1996. Signed Sgt. Lawrence Smith, U.S. Air Force retired.
FRANK BUSHEY
THIS HAS BEEN THIS WAY,IT SEEMS FOREVER. PRIORITY NUMBER ONE SHOULD BE THE VERY SHORTEST TIME THAT IT CAN BE DONE, THIS MEANS GETTING MORE HELP. DO IT. THESE TROOPS LAID IT OUT ON THE LINE FOR THIS COUNTRY AND THEY DESERVE THE VERY BEST. IF THE MILITARY WAS RUN LIKE THE GOVERNMENT WE WOULD HAVE LOST EVERY WAR WE FOUGHT. A DISCOURAGED ATOMIC VETERAN