VA caught sending veterans' mail to the shredder

Washington Examiner ^ | August 18, 2015 | PETE KASPEROWICZ

[Timber Rattler]

The government watchdog for the Department of Veterans Affairs reported Monday that it was able to substantiate claims that the VA's Los Angeles office was sending mail from veterans to the shredder.

The VA's Office of Inspector General said it launched an "unannounced inspection" of the Los Angeles office after hearing allegations that the VA staff there was shredding mail related to veterans' disability compensation claims. Though the OIG said it can't measure how often this might have happened, it did say it found some examples of mail lined up for the shredder that instead should have been opened and read.

"Although we cannot quantify or identify claims-related documents that the VARO may have shredded prior to our review, we found nine claims-related documents that VARO staff incorrectly placed in personal shred bins for non-claims related documents," the OIG reported. "Eight of the nine documents had the potential to affect veterans' benefits and one had no effect on the veteran's benefits."

[Timber Rattler]

At this point, the VA just needs to be shut down and vouchers issued to vets needing benefits and medical care. This is ridiculous!

[blackdog]

The comical part of this, does anyone with a brain think this type of arrogance and disdain by government employees toward "the people" is limited to the Veterans Administration?

This is standard stuff all over.

[hal ogen]

Since the VA hates Veterans and murders them by neglect, maybe they should be shut down. Only desperate Veterans go there. What a pathetic, sick joke.

[Old Sarge]

Having been incarcerated at the VA for three years, I would love to watch the thing burn.

It’s nothing but a jobs program for leftists.

[Tennessee Nana]

This is mail from veterans to the VA ???

During the disability claim process the veterans are asked for specific info or to fill out a form and send it back in..

there’s usually a time frame on the VA receiving the mail..

if the veteran has sent the item in but it is destroyed before it can be processed or reach the person who requested it the veteran has no proof he ever sent it at all..

the veterans need to ask for a signature every time they send something in then if the item goes “missing “the veteran is covered somewhat..

or hand carry everything to the VA themselves..or give it to their local VA rep..

[Tennessee Nana]

about the timer frame, if the items arte not received by the VA the VA denies the claim as incomplete etc and the veteran has to start again or is discouraged and quits all together after probably years of fighting the VA...

It takes most veterans YEARS to get well deserved help from the VA..the government...months to get medical help..months for housing..

It takes illegal aliens hours and days to get help from our government that they don’t deserve or earned...hours to be seen by a doctor..immediate housing..

[Minutemen]

The Veterans Administration is a disgrace and should be dismantled.Heads should have been rolling years ago.

[Sequoyah101]

If you dare... go to the regional IRS office in your area at about lunch time and sometime after about 1500 hours and watch the parade. It will at least make you sick if it does not scare the living hell out of you to see who has access to ALL of your financial records and SSN.

The government has become a jobs program for a lot of slackers and miscreants. Nothing more than show up and look like you are doing something to collect a paycheck and provide a vote.

Donald may not be able to win... Romney was at least right about the 47%... we are teetering on the brink of losing forever.