Answers demanded after 13,184 vets' disability claims found in cabinet

2015-04-23T09:18:16-04:00

One number will hang over a congressional hearing Wednesday looking into mismanagement at a U.S. Veterans Affairs regional office in Oakland, Calif.: 13,184.

That’s the number of compensation and disability claims that were found in 2012, wrongfully stashed in a filing cabinet — some dating to the mid-1990s and many unprocessed.

http://www.stripes.com/news/veterans/answers-demanded-after-13-184-vets-disability-claims-found-in-cabinet-1.341688

Response by CPT Bob Moore made Apr 23 at 2015 9:20 AM

2015-04-23T09:20:34-04:00

Wow.

There's not much more I could hear about the mismanagement at the VA that will shock me at this point.

Response by Col Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 23 at 2015 10:30 AM

2015-04-23T10:30:23-04:00

UGH, and the VA hits keep rolling in. When will they remove their heads from their rear ends and treat our vets with the respect and honor they deserve? This angers and saddens me greatly!

Response by MSG Brad Sand made Apr 23 at 2015 10:33 AM

2015-04-23T10:33:36-04:00

I know I had to file a couple of times when I was retiring..."Sorry, we do not even have you in the system?"...and I hope those 13,184 did the same but I am sure there were some that were just waiting for the VA to do something.

Response by SPC Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 23 at 2015 10:37 AM

2015-04-23T10:37:48-04:00

WTF

Response by SPC Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 23 at 2015 11:37 AM

2015-04-23T11:37:00-04:00

I've worked at the VA. Not surprised one bit.

Response by MAJ Ken Landgren made Apr 23 at 2015 1:52 PM

2015-04-23T13:52:00-04:00

This tells me that scandals will abound at the VA.

Response by SSgt Harvey "Skip" Porter made Nov 21 at 2017 9:42 PM

2017-11-21T21:42:47-05:00

Yes I am quite aware of this because one of them was mine unfortunately!

Peace!

Response by Capt Daniel Goodman made Sep 6 at 2018 9:28 PM

2018-09-06T21:28:37-04:00

Wow....