Hello, MG Mark Graham here from Vets4Warriors, I'll be by on Tuesday to chat with you. What questions do you have for me?

A note of history - in 1921 President Harding named Charles Forbes as the Director of the recently formed Veterans Bureau to deal with the staggering number of claims from our WW1 veterans. By 1924 he was thrown out of office by the US Senate for embezzling $200 million while denying 85% of veteran claims. VA case law is used to determine recognition of our disabilities - but is rooted in the corruption and fraud by Charles Forbes, There is a legal tenet called fruit of the vine - if the vine is rotten, so is the fruit, and it can not be used. Our disabilities are adjudicated using the initial rotten vine of Charles Forbes, which is being used despite the rotten vine tenet. The damage to our GNP is staggering as a result of that. Will you support our efforts to get this wretched and illegal basis for adjudication for the past 100 years adjusted by executive order, as Congress seems incapable of agreeing on anything these days? I have the back up = I am a forensic CPA by background. The VA has said there are 921 linear feet of cases that the VBA must consider in making decisions - that is the combined height of the White House, the Lincoln Monument, and the Statue of Liberty combined, give or take a few feet. A streamlined ability to not use this massive amount of material that slows everyone down would be a relief for everyone and cut down on decision times. And, not coincidentally, cut down on foreclosures and homelessness.

I have spent more than 11 years running Vets-Help.org. Issues that undermine our ability to reengage inside the world include our mindset, our work ethics, and our physiological issues that can turn into life-changing events without us being aware as it sets in. I found I grew tired of getting fired because of my background and work ethics - sometimes working considerably harder than many around me, but unable to deal with corporate stupidity, so I started my own business and never looked back. As do many other veterans. Physiologically we experience a shortened life expectancy - WW2 vets was 82, Viet Nam vets is 65, and because there are so many similarities between AO and GWI that I suspect that will be the same for our current crop of veterans. The DoD has been found to deliberately understate the extent of injuries to avoid VA comp, which has been testified to in Congress by an LTG. The DoD, and the VA, have consistently refused to acknowledge cause and effect causing early death and resulting misery for our suffering families, and these early onsets directly impact ability to be productive and take care of our families. I would like to spearhead a program that gives us full disclosure so we can treat and prepare accordingly, which is far cheaper for the taxpayer than what we are currently doing. Will you join me and enlist the support of our other retired and active Generals to petition the President and our Congress to do this? I have he numbers to support this and the former head of the OMB for President Obama agreed with these premises.

It's always good to hear from old Soldiers, I enlisted in 1974 and retired in 2016, I have seen many changes in the Army and for me I have watched it go down hill. Would it be so hard for the Army to train like it did in the 70's. I reme,ber 45 day field problems now soldiers complain becasue of four day excersises. So much needs to be done.

Sir,

Did you commission through ROTC or west point? How did you come about the decision to go become a field artillery officer, and did you ever reclass to another MOS?

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I am a 25 year combat vet, looking to update medical records on my online ebenefits.va.gov file that are clearly untrue and an attempt to undermine my PTSD. What VA Form would I use? It's titled Psychiatric Medical Evaluation Board Narrative Summary, and there is no signature.

What is going on @ the south pole?