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MMQB: Veteran Loses Leg from MRSA, Sues VA
“I came in with a simple fracture and I came out without a leg,” says Steve Garletts, former Marine and Vietnam veteran. Doctors at VA…
Veteran Shocked By Disability Rating Reduction From 70 To 0 Percent
One veteran recently wrote in on our Facebook group, Disabled Veterans – Chapter 31 Voc Rehab, of their horror of a disability rating reduction. That…
Veterans, Repeat After Me: I am an American, I have Rights
Veterans everywhere focus on the fact that we bore some form of burden. Society claims that for that we are owed a square deal. But…
Rumor has it Military Reprisal is Rampant
DisabledVeterans.org has planned to become a library for veterans to fight military reprisal. It is time to fight back, and knowledge is power in this…
MMQB: VA Accountability Overhaul finds Resistance
Every time someone comes up with a good idea to fix VA, special interests almost always get in the way. It is as though VA…
Template to Investigate Your VA Voc Rehab Denial
VA Voc Rehab is moving further and further away from giving veterans proper notice following a denial. This post will help you sort through the red…
Voc Rehab Workarounds for Veterans with Degrees
Have degree will travel. That’s the attitude of many veterans trying to get into the VA Voc Rehab Program, who are also hoping to get…
Military Reprisal & Whistleblowers: What You Should Know
Reprisal and whistleblowers fight back. Women’s rights and Victim’s rights are gaining more steam in Washington DC due to the bravery of whistleblowers from within…
MMQB: Supersized Bill Likely a DOA, says AMVETS
In the country that invented Happy Meals, supersizing has become a way of life, whether it be a truck or a Whopper meal. Congress is…
Get Your VA Claims File: Know what VA Knows about You
I remember my first FOIA / Privacy Act request for my VA claims file like it was yesterday. The wind was blowing through my hair;…
Mental Kung Fu: VA Wordsmithery Rule of Thumb Tip #374
VA spins words like they do not have meaning and then combines those words into rules that defy the imagination. It makes it almost impossible…
VR&E Does Pay for Moving Expenses
It is official. VA Vocational Rehab does pay for moving in certain situations, and here they are. One veteran wrote in last week asking about…