05-02-2010, 12:03
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Tide of new PTSD cases raises fears of fraud
Some veterans have learned to game the system to get disability payments
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/36852985...-mental_health
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05-02-2010, 12:18
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What ridiculous criteria for qualifying . . . .
being "vicariously aware of the situation."
In the Navy, everyone is made to watch videos of the Enterprise and Forrestal carrier fires. I am now vicariously aware. Can I file a retroactive claim?
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05-02-2010, 19:29
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This is not something new. Vets have been cheating, lying and using the system for years with "bad backs", "bad knees", etc.
Most of the ones I have seen have never done a damn thing, but they are working hard to claim the disability. I have a guy in my shop doing just that right now....he always hurts his knee during a drill....and the drama is second to none. I finally told him to knock off his bullshit today. I had enough. I guarantee he will have a profile next month, because he is scheduled to take the PT test. What a loser. 
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05-02-2010, 20:37
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Vets gaming the system? Nothing new there - the historical record of the post-Civil War claims once the government offered veterans and widows pensions is an amazing study in charlatanism.
And so it goes... 
Richard's $.02 
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05-02-2010, 22:04
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Then on the other hand, we have Vets who claims are accepted after they are dead and gone. AO is a good one. Malingers have always been around and they have cost time, money and credibility for Vets who need their claims to be accepted.
I read a article on the cost of false claims, in term of time, money and actual vets who needed their claims accepted.
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05-02-2010, 22:12
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I'm sure any form of gaming the system really torques those of you that have worked hard and accomplished much without a complaint.
But I have to say, if I was prioritizing, I would rather pay the vets whatever they wanted, no questions asked, and spend my time/resources elsewhere.....like chasing illegal immigrants and their kin, and getting welfare recipients off their asses.
At least the vets have served their country and have a greater value IMO than those who feel entitled to collect money for simply waking up each morning in America.
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05-02-2010, 22:54
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Oh hell no!!!!
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Originally Posted by orion5
But I have to say, if I was prioritizing, I would rather pay the vets whatever they wanted, no questions asked,
At least the vets have served their country and have a greater value IMO than those who feel entitled to collect money for simply waking up each morning in America.
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Some folks ain't doing NOT a damn thing over yonder.  Can't be all that bad when PS3s, XBox, & Wii sales are pretty-damn-good.
Stick a tracking device in some folks ass and you'll see that they ain't traveled out of a mile radius (all on base) the entire time over here. 
Stay safe.
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05-02-2010, 23:24
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Stick a tracking device in some folks ass and you'll see that they ain't traveled out of a mile radius (all on base) the entire time over here. |
Ok, ok, I get your point! Do we need to have a fundraiser over here to buy you some "Ass Trackers"? We'll get right on that....
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05-03-2010, 12:59
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False Claims.
But I have to say, if I was prioritizing, I would rather pay the vets whatever they wanted, no questions asked, and spend my time/resources elsewhere.....like chasing illegal immigrants and their kin, and getting welfare recipients off their asses.
At least the vets have served their country and have a greater value IMO than those who feel entitled to collect money for simply waking up each morning in America.
o5[/QUOTE]
Let me run this by if I may. The VA is wide open to anyone who ever served a damn day in the Reserve or Guard now.
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