How the VA cheats the veterans out of their disability

Here is how the VA cheats the veterans out of their disability. When a veteran files a claim with the VA the claims are automatically denied. The veteran then appeals to the Board of Veterans' Appeals in Washington D.C. What the veteran doesn't know is that about 80% of the claims that go to Washington are never decide by the BVA. They are returned back to the regional offices to be readjudicated correctly. This process could take anywhere from a year to three years. Once the claim is returned back to regional offices it then is reopened as if were a new claim and the process starts all over again. Thus cheating the veteran out of one to three years back pay. The veteran service organizations ( DAV, VFW, American Legion, etc.) know this and refuse to defend the veterans rights. The reason for this is because these veteran service organization get all their office space and materials from the VA. Also in many VA claims the veteran is allowed 60 days to appeal his claim. What the VFW did to me was appeal my claim after 90 days and when my claim went to the BVA it was automatically denied because I hadn't appealed in time. If you release my email address to these veterans I might have a solution for getting around the local regional offices. I can inform veterans on the Code of Federal Regulations and supply them with court cases that might improve their chances at getting fair hearings at the local offices.

Jim Augustine

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