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Ding Dong Richard Griffin Is Gone
This weekend spelled freedom from the person considered the biggest cover-up king in modern VA OIG history, Richard Griffin, who stepped down from the helm…
DBQ Scheme Shifts Cost Burden To Veterans
Slides from a 2014 presentation about Veterans Affairs new DBQ scheme show flaws within the system including a shifting of the cost burden from VA…
Your Mental Health Exam And The Dubious DBQ
Have you ever been given the ‘brush off’ by a provider when seeking a mental health exam on a DBQ? Turns out that the VA…
Why Did A VA Advisory Laugh At Chief Judge Kasold DBQ Critique?
A VA Advisory Counsel laughed at a critique about disability benefits questionnaires (DBQ) from US Court of Veterans Appeals (CAVC) Chief Judge Kasold. And I…
DOD Failing Transition Assistance Program Mandate Of VOW Act
Recently released Veterans Affairs documents revealed the Defense Department is still failing to implement mandatory Transition Assistance Program (TAP) training for separating servicemembers. According to…
‘Stolen Valor’ Advocates Harassed Actual Marine Veteran
Overzealous ‘stolen valor’ advocates mistakenly harassed Marine veteran Robert Ford following a wreath-laying ceremony in Pennsylvania recently. Following the ceremony, some overzealous veterans accused Ford…
VA OIG Ignored Warnings From Outside Pharmacists
USA Today just published an article exposing omissions by VA OIG of unfavorable opinions from external pharmacists warning about opioid use at Tomah VA. The…
Fear Of Violence Justified Denial Of Medical Records
In DMA meeting transcripts just released to me via FOIA, VA used hyperbole to justify withholding C&P examination medical records from veterans until after VBA makes a…
VA Budget Deficit Whooping $2.6 Billion
New revelations of a $2.6 billion VA budget deficit has Chairman Jeff Miller (R-FL) worked up prior to Thursday’s hearing where the agency will come…
Time For Veterans To Audit VA OIG?
Last week’s white wash by VA OIG of problems at Tomah VA Medical Center may push independent veterans activists to audit VA OIG and its…
Veterans Choice To Be Fleeced For Hepatitis C Veterans
Veterans Affairs unilaterally decided to dip into Veterans Choice to fund antiviral medication for Hepatitis C veterans. The recent decision mandated that all infected veterans be…
Lapdog VA OIG Denies Agency Wrongdoing In Tomah Death
Yesterday, lapdog VA OIG released its whimsical dismissal of agency wrongdoing in the death of veteran Thomas Baer, who suffered two stroke events while waiting…