• not_that_guy05@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    Nothing new. The VA walks things slower than other government agency. This i know from my experience with them. Took them 5 years to treat my back injury. Had to go through so many loops and doggie shows just to get medical treatment.

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      3 months ago

      I’m sorry to hear that. I think so many problems stem from the vast differences in quality of care between VA / VBA systems. If you get lucky, it seems amazing. If you are in a bad system, it’s a bureaucratic nightmare.

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        3 months ago

        Just wanted to follow-up on my comment. I was thinking about it today, and I believe ProPublica or some professional journalist or grad school student should engage in a project to study the underlying factors that drive poor VA outcomes. I’m sure it’s been done, but it would be nice to see some more research.

        I would be willing to bet there are significant correlation in terms of VA system health outcomes and a range of socioeconomic variables (demographics, voting patterns, etc.).

        My hypothesis is that, just like most government outcomes, the most conservative areas also treat veterans the worst and disapprove a shockingly high percentage of disability claims. Having this information in the public domain might influence reforms at the worst-offending VA / VBA systems.

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      3 months ago

      Support our troops- except in any way that might actually give them any real support!

      But hey, yellow ribbon tied around the tree!