To whom should I report VA disability fraud?

SGT Dennis Bolin — Sat, 31 Jul 2021 17:04:45 -0400

2 INDIVIDUALS COLLECTING "PTSD" 50% VA DISABILITY NO DEPLOYMENT'S, NO COMBAT? 1 HAS A DESERT STORM GA STATE LICENSE PLATE?

Response by SSgt Christophe Murphy made Jul 31 at 2021 5:12 PM

SSgt Christophe Murphy — Sat, 31 Jul 2021 17:12:58 -0400

Laying devils advocate here.

How do you know what they are receiving from the VA and for what? They could be lying but they could also still be receiving a percentage for something.

If you feel it’s valid submit a fraud complaint to the VA.

If you think the DMV is being mislead you can contact them about it or submit a FOIA request and verify the individuals service history

https://www.va.gov/COMMUNITYCARE/about_us/POI/poi_fwa.asp

poi_fwa.asp

Response by SFC Marc W. made Jul 31 at 2021 5:37 PM

SFC Marc W. — Sat, 31 Jul 2021 17:37:52 -0400

I'd be certain that they don't have PTSD from other events they experienced while serving. You have given very little information, and in all caps for some reason.

Response by SSG Edward Tilton made Jul 31 at 2021 5:51 PM

SSG Edward Tilton — Sat, 31 Jul 2021 17:51:51 -0400

About half of the people collecting for PTSD are full of it. The VA was rejecting everyone for a decade and when the back up began to collapse buildings they suddenly awarded everyone. Now they don't want to talk about it.

Response by CWO3 Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 31 at 2021 6:00 PM

CWO3 Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 31 Jul 2021 18:00:32 -0400

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 31 at 2021 6:45 PM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 31 Jul 2021 18:45:44 -0400

Are you a Psychologist or Psychiatrist, educated, trained, and licensed to diagnose PTSD?

Are you a VA claims adjustor trained and certified to rate VA disabilities?

If the answer to either of those is "yes" then you already know the answer.

If the answer to both of those is "no" then you aren't qualified to make that judgement and should probably focus on being a productive and contributing member of society who learns how to type without typing IN ALL CAPS

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 31 at 2021 7:01 PM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 31 Jul 2021 19:01:02 -0400

Who are you to determine who should or shouldn't get disability???

You don't have to be in combat to suffer PTSD. Hence the "traumatic" in Post trauma stress disorder. Not only is there PTSD but MST (Military Sexual Trauma).

Mind your own business.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 31 at 2021 7:31 PM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 31 Jul 2021 19:31:06 -0400

I love how the theme of the responses is fuck off, mind your own business, how do you know they don't have PTSD?

My wife was an unemployment claims examiner for a while for federal employees. Let me tell you some types of stories where people claim PTSD:
Police officer is responding to a case where a little girl is kidnapped and raped repeatedly then killed. The LEO who responds is the first on the scene
A Sheriff Deputy is responding to a situation where a sexual predator is attempting to rape a woman in her 90s, the assailant tries to kill her, stabs her from her neck through her chest, her partner shoots him and the assailant dies on top of her.
An EMT responds to a burn scenario, one of the patients is burned so badly their mouth has melted. The EMT says it looks like when you open a warm grilled cheese sandwich.

These are all true stories and they are not people in combat. Soldiers have PTSD from rollovers at NTC. On my last rotation in NTC we lost two Soldiers who were decapitated by a cable during a recovery operation. A vehicle went over a cliff in the night, the XO and the LT said let it stay until day. The CO said let's recover it now. The wrecker sent a cable over the edge to recover the vehicle. The OPFOR came cruising around a corner in a soft top vehicle and were decapitated on the spot. The people who watched the decapitation and responded first, the wrecker driver who was conducting operations, the Commander who order the recovery operations, and the officers who failed to object to the operation, all feel responsible. They all have recurring guilt about that. Every single NTC rotation we lose multiple Soldiers in these kinds of accidents, it's rare to have an NTC rotation without a death. You have a better chance of deploying and returning without a death.

The point is, going to a combat zone is not the qualifying incident for PTSD. You don't get to be the gatekeeper for PTSD because you were in another country during a time of hostility.

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 31 at 2021 7:35 PM

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 31 Jul 2021 19:35:10 -0400

SGT Dennis Bolin Who made you the V.A. Disability Cop... what did he do to piss you off?

Response by SGT Chris Padgett made Jul 31 at 2021 8:05 PM

SGT Chris Padgett — Sat, 31 Jul 2021 20:05:02 -0400

Stay in your lane and you worry about you.
If there is fraud, it will be rooted out during their C&P exam as well as follow up treatment.
You don't just get to claim PTSD and there not be some sort of mental health services intervention.
Besides, how do you know the claim isn't legit?
I once watched a bunch of new privates being hazed by being forced to stand in a company area with only steel pots on their heads and boots on while others sprayed them with beer and powdered sugar.
One kid didn't take it well, and he ran off.
Looking back, I should have said something.
What some may see as fun, others may see as a violation.

Response by Cpl Vic Burk made Jul 31 at 2021 8:52 PM

Cpl Vic Burk — Sat, 31 Jul 2021 20:52:43 -0400

You don't have to go to combat or be deployed to have PTSD. It can be from a variety of things. As far as the license place, I can't speak for Georgia but in Tennessee Veterans with a 50% or higher get a permanent plate for those disabled due to military service at no cost. Those wanting license plates for "Vietnam Veteran, Desert Storm Veteran" etc have to prove they are. I had to prove I was a Veteran to simply get the word "Veteran" put on my drivers license. They had to get a copy of my DD214 before they would even do that much.

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 1 at 2021 9:00 AM

MSG Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 01 Aug 2021 09:00:05 -0400

PTSD is not exclusive to combat.

Response by GySgt Kenneth Pepper made Aug 3 at 2021 2:03 PM

GySgt Kenneth Pepper — Tue, 03 Aug 2021 14:03:03 -0400

Based on your replies to my fellow RP members....

WRITE IT DOWN 100 TIMES ON A YELLOW SHEET OF PAPER AND STICK IT UP YOUR ANUS, then...
SHOUT IT TO THE HEAVENS UNTIL YOU GET A RESPONSE IN THE FORM OF A BURNING BUSH!!!!!!!!!
Next....
EXTINGUISH SAID BUSH WITH ALL OF THE TEARS YOU HAVE SHED BECAUSE OF THE ANGER AND FRUSTRATION THIS HAS CAUSED YOU.
And finally...
Chill out, drink a beer or smoke a joint, and continue on with YOUR life.