I was shocked this morning when I got a call from my Veterans’ Service Officer at the Paralyzed Veterans of America in regards to my claim for 100% disability that I filed back on March 1st. It has been approved starting May 1st. I know. Shocking, isn’t it? When my VSO told me that it would take 90 days at the beginning of the process, I was pessimistic. <\/p>\n
So, I’m thinking that the VA’s problems with claims processing is a regional thing. My claim was filed at the Martinsburg, WV VA center. Of course, my claim was simpler than most – all they needed was the diagnosis from my doctor that said I have ALS because there’s no way to diagnose the disease, you have to eliminate all of the other things it could be and the doctors at Walter Reed have been doing that for two years. I didn’t need countless appointments to see the VA’s doctors. I did that for the first claim back in 1995.<\/p>\n
But, when the VA is wrong, I’ve been quick to criticize, so when they do something right, I have to praise them. But that doesn’t mean that I’m going to let up on them while they’re still screwing you guys and the thousands in line with you.<\/p>\n
Maybe the other VA centers should send their folks to Martinsburg and learn what they’re doing right, instead of going to Vegas or wherever for their training parties. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"