To: The United States House of Representatives and The United States Senate
VA NEEDS TO CHANGE "COMP & PENSION PROCESS
The system is biased against the veterans who have honorably served
because the physicians and others doing the evaluations are employed
by the Veterans Administration. There should be an automatic private
review process and the veterans should be able to "weigh-in" before
final decisions are made.
because the physicians and others doing the evaluations are employed
by the Veterans Administration. There should be an automatic private
review process and the veterans should be able to "weigh-in" before
final decisions are made.
Why is this important?
I am a Navy veteran who served honorably from 1958-1962. I have had
numerous "compensation & pension" examinations where the examining
individual did not fully examine me or listen to my complaints. Some did
not even look at the "part" in question. I experienced one situation where a nurse practitioner rendered one decision in my presence and then called me a few days later to tell me that after reviewing biopsy reports from five years before, she was changing her opinion. This is just one of many ridiculous incidents. My appeals have been successful when I have sought out review by private physicians.
numerous "compensation & pension" examinations where the examining
individual did not fully examine me or listen to my complaints. Some did
not even look at the "part" in question. I experienced one situation where a nurse practitioner rendered one decision in my presence and then called me a few days later to tell me that after reviewing biopsy reports from five years before, she was changing her opinion. This is just one of many ridiculous incidents. My appeals have been successful when I have sought out review by private physicians.