PO2 Robert M. 2394572 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div> 2017-03-05T14:34:14-05:00 PO2 Robert M. 2394572

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2017-03-05T14:34:14-05:00 2017-03-05T14:34:14-05:00 SGT Damaso V Santana 2394639

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I tried and tried during the obama regime, a total waste of time.<br />Now that there is a new VA head I will try again.

2017-03-05T14:58:14-05:00 2017-03-05T14:58:14-05:00 SMSgt Roger Horton 2394659

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>As Sgt Santana commented. A total waste of time. I even tried to get McDonalds e-mail address and found that no one high up in the VA had an e-mail address that was available to the public. I found several individuals e-mail and figured out that all their e-mail address was first initial, last name @VA.gov. Sent McDonald several and he never replied. My VA doctor told me he can&#39;t e-mail his patients.

2017-03-05T15:06:29-05:00 2017-03-05T15:06:29-05:00 PO1 Michael Fullmer 2394667

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Thank you for your concern. We are looking into matters at the VA and will do our best to make sure our nations veterans are cared for as they should be.

2017-03-05T15:09:12-05:00 2017-03-05T15:09:12-05:00 MCPO Roger Collins 2394701

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Good luck, mine replies with a form letter. One of the reasons I don&#39;t vote for them.

2017-03-05T15:21:14-05:00 2017-03-05T15:21:14-05:00 MSgt John McGowan 2394801

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>To contact a member of Congress about a general question will normally get you a general answer. If they have the staff s swear it at all. They never see it and could care less about the little piss ants (us) running around. They don&#39;t want they, they could care less.

2017-03-05T16:20:51-05:00 2017-03-05T16:20:51-05:00 SFC George Smith 2394859

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Yes... and Got a Thank you for you concern... From the office of The Senator... Robert C Byrd... Not Much else...

2017-03-05T16:58:32-05:00 2017-03-05T16:58:32-05:00 LTC Jason Strickland 2395026

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div><a class="dark-link bold-link" role="profile-hover" data-qtip-container="body" data-id="271145" data-source-page-controller="question_response_contents" href="/profiles/271145-cto-cryptologic-technician-communications">PO2 Robert M.</a>, good question. My job is to prepare a response to Members of Congress on behalf of one of the office in the Veterans Health Administration - the Office of Community Care. We certainly receive a lot of correspondence from Senators and Representatives from across the country, and we take each concern very seriously and try to reply as expeditiously as possible. Nevertheless, if a Veteran can&#39;t solve his/her inquiry at the lowest level, and they&#39;ve exhausted other avenues, then we can certainly take an inquiry from a congressperson. If I can be of assistance, please let me know.

2017-03-05T18:05:10-05:00 2017-03-05T18:05:10-05:00 MSgt Private RallyPoint Member 2395269

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Emailed my Representative and both Senators with questions on concurrent receipt (CRDP) and no answers to my concerns. CRDP replaced the VA disability offset.

2017-03-05T19:52:53-05:00 2017-03-05T19:52:53-05:00 COL Charles Williams 2395683

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div><a class="dark-link bold-link" role="profile-hover" data-qtip-container="body" data-id="271145" data-source-page-controller="question_response_contents" href="/profiles/271145-cto-cryptologic-technician-communications">PO2 Robert M.</a> I contacted Claire McCaskill... One of my senators, because she was well known for kicking the militaries ass... All I got was a few form letters... No sure if they every expedited anything...

2017-03-05T23:11:21-05:00 2017-03-05T23:11:21-05:00 LTC Sonya Friday 2395759

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I would say go thorough your congressional representative if you really want a response. As you know the VA has multiple single points of failure which are not going to be fixed over night. I&#39;m keeping hope alive for the VA in the meantime.

2017-03-05T23:45:19-05:00 2017-03-05T23:45:19-05:00 SGT Dave Tracy 2396306

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Form letter.

2017-03-06T08:52:00-05:00 2017-03-06T08:52:00-05:00 Lt Col Scott Shuttleworth 2396589

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I did shortly after I retired. I did my VA physical while I was still on active duty because they told me that if I did that it would be complete and approved shortly after I retired versus a year or so. It took over a year and I contacted my Senator and congressman. Got form letters and I though Oh great, no action here but I was contacted by the VA within a week with the status of where it was in the process. Took another month and it finally came through. It worked as I guess they made a phone call or it was just the right timing but I am assuming they offices made the phone calls and got the ball rolling. That was my experience.

2017-03-06T10:34:03-05:00 2017-03-06T10:34:03-05:00 CAPT Kevin B. 2397192

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>This very dated as I was an O-2 deploying to Antarctica. We were buying a home in Mission Viejo for an upcoming PCS to El Toro. Since I wouldn&#39;t be there to sign stuff, we executed a Power of Attorney at the VA office in LA. It was witnessed by the Head Administrator. I deploy, and then VA says the POA isn&#39;t any good. Wife contacted Congressman who tries but is gaffed off by the same administrator that signed off on the POA. I&#39;m probably the only O-2 in history that had a diplomatic pouch routed with the paperwork for me to sign like I was a somebody. Seems the Congressman rang up State to make it happen. The whole process there and back was 2 1/2 days.<br /><br />Postscript: The Congressman was bemused when we rung him up later because the US Marshalls were at my wife&#39;s door looking for me. Another story.

2017-03-06T14:51:16-05:00 2017-03-06T14:51:16-05:00 2017-03-05T14:34:14-05:00