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"because of the VA poor judgement skills.." The equivalent of "Brownie, you've done a good job," at the Veteran's Administration was Jim Nicholson whose chief qualification for Director of the VA appears to be that he had served as head of the Republican National Committee. He resigned under fire after the Walter Reade news reports. I've always felt that the tone of a professional office, or of a company, is spearheaded by those at the top. So many events of the past 7 years bear this out. ==================== From: Schaaf Angus / Meadow Creek Ranch <[log in to unmask]> Date: 2008/01/02 Wed PM 06:20:39 CST To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Vets must enroll before 1-17 to get VA Healthcare This is a good idea but only for fall back measures. The VA faciities give for the most part adequate medical care unless its something that will cost them too much then they bury the information and inadvertently dont tell you about your true condition. This I personally know after my VA doc quit and they wouldnt reassign me another I went looking locally, which was alot closer anyways, with medical records in hand and found out just how messed up I was besides the Parkinsons. My new docs are now working on better treatments and pin point testing . I'm hoping 2008 will result in improvements in health that were put on hold because of the VA poor judgement skills. Still a good idea to sign up just in case one needs it . Rob ----- Original Message ----- From: "rayilynlee" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Sunday, December 30, 2007 6:49 PM Subject: Vets must enroll before 1-17 to get VA Healthcare > Veterans Need to Enroll in VA Healthcare Before January 17 > As another brilliant example of the Bush Administration supporting our > troops, hidden in one of the many bills passed during the > Republican-controlled Congress was a little-noticed provision to cut off VA > Health Care for millions of veterans from all our wars of aggression. > > Under this provision, any veteran who is 0% service-connected (not disabled > by being wounded or otherwise injured during their service) will be unable > to enroll in VA Health Care after January 17, 2008. This ends a promise made > to vets that has stood since WWII, that their health care needs would be > taken care of in perpetuity. > > ALL VETERANS: Take a copy of your DD214 and RUN do not walk to your nearest > VA Clinic and enroll in VA Health Care - even if you don't need it right > now! If you lose your civilian health insurance and need to fall back on VA > Health Care - you will not be able to unless you enroll now. > > IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN WAR VETS: This applies to you as well - only the news > is actually worse. In the last military appropriation bill, your "free" > health care was extended from two years to five. Yes, you heard right - you > are currently only entitled to two years of free health care - even if you > have seen combat. After Bush vetoed the military spending bill, which > contained another three years, you are back to TWO WHOLE YEARS! > > EVERYONE: Write to your Congresscritters and protest this asinine policy. I > am a veteran - who never saw combat during the Vietnam era. I am enrolled, > and as such, am entitled to whatever healthcare I need for the rest of my > life. I have no other health insurance (due to pre-existing conditions and > past medical problems) so the VA system is my lifeline. But why in the world > are the combat veterans of our latest idiotic wars being told they can only > have TWO YEARS? Some ailments do not become apparent until much later. For > instance - Vietnam vets exposed to Agent Orange develop diabetes at a rate > that has resulted in an automatic assignment to a special group for care. > However, this diabetes does not develop in some cases for 10-20 years later. > Another example - Gulf War vets from the first time who suffer from Gulf War > Syndrome develop strange cancers and other problems - but much later than > two years after the fact - and many are still fighting to get their > diagnoses confirmed. > > This is totally nuts - and is yet another example of the Bush > Administration's support of the valiant fighting men and women - NOT! > > So...if you are a vet - or you know one - urge them all to go sign up. Even > if they don't need it. Right now. Even if they have heard horror stories. > Even if they never use it. Sign up anyway. We need to send a message that VA > Health Care is a right for ALL VETERANS as compensation for their service. > (The pay certainly isn't much!) > > Labels: Agent Orange, Gulf War Syndrome, support the troops, va health care, > veterans > posted by lokywoky | 1:22 PM > > Rayilyn Brown > Board Member AZNPF > Arizona Chapter National Parkinson's Foundation > [log in to unmask] > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn