A Soldier's Perspective » veterans administration http://militarygear.com/asp The Web’s Leading Military Blog Since 2004 Thu, 24 May 2012 11:30:07 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 How to get your VA GI Bill emergency check http://militarygear.com/asp/2009/10/16/how-to-get-your-va-gi-bill-emergency-check/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-get-your-va-gi-bill-emergency-check http://militarygear.com/asp/2009/10/16/how-to-get-your-va-gi-bill-emergency-check/#comments Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:38:56 +0000 CJ http://militarygear.com/asp/?p=5933 The Veterans Administration has released a new video to explain how veterans can get assistance in receiving their GI Bill emergency checks.

Hopefully, this can help some of you.

]]> http://militarygear.com/asp/2009/10/16/how-to-get-your-va-gi-bill-emergency-check/feed/ 0 VA Anecdote http://militarygear.com/asp/2009/08/27/va-anecdote/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=va-anecdote http://militarygear.com/asp/2009/08/27/va-anecdote/#comments Thu, 27 Aug 2009 15:30:27 +0000 CJ http://militarygear.com/asp/?p=5651 It’s pretty common knowledge that the VA has its issues. It’s also got its perks. My father is a veteran and hasn’t had any issues with the VA or TRICARE, our health care system. But, I can’t help but bristle when I read emails like this from retired veteran SFC Frederick Wrede Jr.:

On July 6th, 2009.Dr. Georgy at the Ernest Childers VA Outpatient Clinic here in Tulsa, OK scheduled me for a Ultra Sound examination of my abdomen. It was conducted at the Jack C. Montgomery VA Medical Center in Muskogee, OK.

On the morning of July 7th, 2009 Dr. Georgy called me and said that I needed an emergency operation to remove my gall bladder or I would die.

Today is August 26th, 2009. Exactly fifty-one days since I was told that I needed an “Emergency” operation to save my life. VA has no dam concern regarding my healthcare. VA is back to the same staff as they did before, under the Clinton Administration: which is “Delay, Deny and Hope you Die”. I spent 20 Years of my life defending my Country, was injured often but continued to serve.

Since July 7th 2009 VA has drug me through hell, disrupted my life, caused undo stress and burden upon myself, my wife and my family. This is an example of how VA treats the Veterans of our Country. Sweeps our lives under a carpet, out of sight and out of mind.

This veteran has been hung up on more than three times by the VA as he explained his issues because he was calling the wounded warrior hotline and he was a veteran.

Thankfully, guys like Dave at the Patriot Defenders Network are there for our veterans and trying to help. But, even they are running into brick walls in an inefficient system. Folks, if you think this story is bad, read the rest of it! How is it that we are STILL not taking care of our veterans? I thought these issues were supposed to be fixed as of the appointment of Secretary Shinseki to the post.

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