“Believe me when I say that there is no possibility that the government could defend itself in an Agent Orange exposure case where the plaintiff presented symptoms consistent with Agent Orange Exposure and any evidence that the exposure occurred during military service.”
I agree with you wholeheartedly.
http://ericshinseki.org/2009/03/open-letter-to-veterans-from-sec-shinseki/
You know if anyone can )&*)&* the VA it is this guy.. He got the Axe for being “Old School” and there is no telling how many lives would have been saved had Bush the Younger listened to him instead of that arrogant idiot Rumsfield.
He must have been reading our comments...lol because I just read where he wants to start a VA File on GIs when they enter Boot Camp.. and track their assignments and duties from the beginning.
Some of you know how stupid the system is now..In some cases to document injuries seriously injured GIs will have to remember the name of the guys there when it happened..
Pray they are still alive.. somehow find them then pray they remember the incident in order to document injuries..
Keeping track of GIs from the outset will allow the VA and the Military to actually see trends where illnesses are clearly Service Connected. Especially helpful when GIs are poisoned by chemical exposures which often takes such a long time to manifest itself.
Maybe some good news for a change.. at least some reason to hope for the guys caught up in the VA system.
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