BVA worse now than before

[Gimpy]

George W. Bush took office!

Remember when candidate G.W. Bush told all of us disabled military veterans that "help is on the way" back during the 2000 presidential campaign? Well, let's examine just how much more "help" we've gotten, OK?

The average time for a disability compensation case appeal has actually gotten WORSE since Bush has been in office! We can't afford much more "help" like Bush and company are giving us!

This is absolute BULL$HIT!

The average time to complete a Board of Veterans Appeals case takes the following amount of time according to the BVA.

Chairman's report to Congress 2003, and projected 2004:

1. 790 days to certification to the Board of Veterans Appeals. and,

2. 425 days until a final decision by the Board. ----

"FOR A TOTAL OF 1215 DAYS" ----- ( see: 2002 report at: http://www.va.gov/vbs/bva/annual_rpt.htm ).

NOTE: This is more than 3 times as long as the Social Security Administration does the average claim. According to the National Association of Social Security Representatives, it takes about 4 months for an original decision; and about 4 months for a reconsideration decision, and about 1 year (365) days for an Appeal decision from an Administrative Law Judge (see: http://www.nosscr.org/ ). or -- JUST 605 days--.


The 1215 days the Board Appeals Decision takes does not even include the hundreds and hundreds of days for the needless remands to the Regional Office, which the Board orders as a stalling tactic. The Board of Veterans Appeals and the Regional Office should be investigated and put out of Business for corruption and incompetence.

I urge everyone to contact your Congressman and request that a full investigation into the VA claims system be done, and that the VA adjudication system be thrown-out, and allow veterans to go to their nearest Federal District Court for any appeals. ALL BOARD OF VETERANS APPEALS MEMBERS; ATTORNEYS, AND MOST VA ADJUDICATORS SHOULD BE GIVEN THEIR PINK-SLIP AND TOLD TO CLEAR-OUT THEIR OFFICE DESK.

The Active U.S. Military are being ground-up today in military action all over the world, and when they try to file a VA claim when they get home; they face a bunch of thugs, and organized crime bosses which populate the Board of Veterans Appeals and VA Regional Offices. All of which President Bush claimed HE was going to correct!


Contact your Congressman and the President (don't expect much help here though) today.

president@whitehouse.gov,


vice.president@whitehouse.gov,

bvacontact@mail.va.gov,

bvaombudsman@mail.va.gov

And Fax Congress: VA Secretary: 1-202-273-4877


House veterans committee fax: 1-202-225-2034


Senate veterans committee fax: 1-202-224-8908 ###################
The BEST way to correct this $hit is to VOTE BUSHS" A$$ OUT OF OFFICE next election!