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Veterans filing claims in increasing numbers, VA staff may burn out

| May 1, 2023 | 21 Comments
Veterans filing claims in increasing numbers, VA staff may burn out

After the passing of the PACT Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs has seen an increase of claims being filed. Although this is good news to the veteran community, addressing this increase of veterans completing and submitting claims may burn out the VA staff processing these claims. The burnout, in turn, risks slowing down the […]

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Blind Squirrels and Nuts

| April 9, 2023 | 19 Comments
Blind Squirrels and Nuts

In the vein of even a blind squirrel occasionally finding a nut, I offer this anomaly. The government has in one small way appropriately acknowledged those who have defended this land, and the families of those who have never come home. Since 2012, veterans and Gold Star families have been given free or reduced fee […]

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Vitamin D responsible for Self-Murder

| April 5, 2023 | 42 Comments
Vitamin D responsible for Self-Murder

According to a recent Peer Reviewed Veterans Administration Study, EwePeaPul should be taking a Vitamin D supplement. I became a fan of Vitamin D during the COVID outbreak.  I went to the VA twice to get stabbed.  I  “got” the China Virus about a year later, albeit a rather mild event.    Since I do […]

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Thousands of dollars of kickbacks results in prison time for VA medical center manager

| March 18, 2023 | 23 Comments
Thousands of dollars of kickbacks results in prison time for VA medical center manager

Ralph Johnson received approximately $30,000 in bribes from contractors he awarded contracts to. These contracts were over $443,000, paid for by the Philadelphia VA medical center. Johnson’s agreement with the contractors, Earron Starks and Carlicha Starks, involved their providing him a fraction of what the medical center paid out for these contracts. The judge factored […]

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Disabled veteran says Charlotte restaurant didn’t allow service dog inside.

| March 13, 2023 | 78 Comments
Disabled veteran says Charlotte restaurant didn’t allow service dog inside.

CHARLOTTE — A local disabled veteran says he wasn’t allowed to bring his service dog inside a local restaurant, and that a manager kicked him out after talking about the laws for service animals. It happened last month at Angry Ale’s on Montford Drive, according to Nick Jordan. He says he’s disabled, suffering from PTSD […]

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Gregory Charles Banks – Valor Vulture

| March 6, 2023 | 193 Comments
Gregory Charles Banks – Valor Vulture

Long time known Valor Thief Gregory Banks is in the news… again.  According to justice.gov, it seems he now gets to leave his fecal stain in prison. Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that GREGORY C. BANKS,50, of Brookfield, waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty today […]

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VA hospitals facing police staffing shortages

| March 1, 2023 | 16 Comments
VA hospitals facing police staffing shortages

An audit was conducted by 150 inspectors across 70 VA hospitals over three days. One of the things that the auditors reported was a shortage of police officers staffing many hospitals. This challenge amplifies considering that surveillance footage must also be reviewed to investigate irregularities. The auditors reported that the police officers who do staff […]

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Veteran ends his life after VA denies his request related to pain management

| February 17, 2023 | 32 Comments
Veteran ends his life after VA denies his request related to pain management

Rayford Hill advanced a request, to the VA, to pay for a Neurolumen Pain Management device to help manage constant pain. This device reportedly aids pain reduction, with claims of reduced need for pain medications. The VA denied the request. The veteran made funeral arrangements, and then took his life behind the mortuary that would […]

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