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A welcome change has occurred: Secretary Doug Collins and Senator Tim Sheehy, members of the Senate Committee of Veterans Affairs

I have dedicated this site to helping the VA recognize that legacy policies create roadblocks to our veterans' treatment.

The problems did not happen overnight; the problems have been in place for generations, and new policies have added more problems than they have solved. The term is “backyard syndrome”. Rather than taking policies and determining what works or doesn’t, they keep the ones that should be removed and add more problems. Most of the policymakers are elected politicians or executives whose only experience is enforcing policies on the books. Not a good source for correcting problems, and they don’t listen to veterans.

For over fifty years, I have tried to reach policymakers with no success.

I heard from an old friend in private practice, who shared his opinion. Politicians and executives don't want to know about problems because if they were made aware and didn't fix them, it would make them look bad. Process is only a word with no real change.

Many legacy policies prevent Veterans from receiving the best medical care available. This website will highlight some legacy problems and new ones. Everything I highlight is based on my personal experience and views with the VA.

Areas of experience, areas I have been treated.

Veterans' eligibility includes all veterans, regardless of their priority category. The eligibility requirements are lumped into one.

Outsourcing should be limited to veterans who have a service-connected condition. Like any service, police, firefighters, and others are granted 18 months of health benefits upon leaving the service voluntarily. After that time, they should be eligible for Medicaid, Medicare, or private insurance, so they still have many sources for care and do not need to rely on the VA except for a service-connected condition. The same should be, and was, the case for veterans. The change was for political votes only.

Cobinding non-service conditions with service-connected conditions creates an overwhelming number of cases that community care cannot handle. The mission first is to our veterans, especially our priority one veterans. The solution for non-service-connected veterans can only be received at the VA facility. Not outsourced to the community.

Priority one veterans: You have a service-connected disability that has been rated as 50% or more disabling. Or you received the Medal of Honor (MOH)

These veterans should not be denied community care for any reason. Their disability should be the only requirement. Criteria like time and distance should not be a roadblock to these veterans 100% disabled.

Example: A veteran who is 100% disabled due to his service, or a Medal of Honor recipient, is denied community care because his travel time is less than 60 minutes. A veteran who served in Colorado Springs without any service-connected condition is eligible to be outsourced because they live 65 minutes away.

Time is based on Google mapping, which is only acturate 66% of the time.

Another area, VA Dental, only treats veterans with a 100% disability. A service-connected condition is the only criterion for eligibility. Recently, a new step was taken that impacts these veterans' dental care. The VA has moved to let Delta Dental refer providers.

Delta Dental is a private company that makes referrals. The referrals they make are the cheapest available rather than high-quality. To get a high-quality provider, the disabled veteran must pay out of pocket.

A veteran who is 100% disabled due to his service, or a Medal of Honor recipient, is denied quality care and only given the cheapest available.

Salute to all who have served.

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