Reporting for Roll Call 16:50Hrs 6-14-13
Hi LT:
Yes, term limits are definitely something to push for, and, as you know, I've long been advocating a practical way to do it, without getting into a big fight over it with all those careerl incumbents cluttering up the Congress.But that's another subject to explore. Let's talk about "shrunken heads."
Per your comment my last post, apparently exiting service members are given a close out physical. Is that correct? If so, that's good. So now, as our cherry troop faces his PC doctor, who starts the process by asking him medical history questions. Your comment suggests that the doctor has absolutely no medical history info about the troop, even from his time in service. Correct? If not, how come? What do the troop and the doctor have to do to get that info? Apparently, as I understand it, the troop has to sign some sort of form "authorizing" the release of that info (Form No. 88 or 89?). So right there... is a delaying "land mine" Sure, demanding all sorts of exams, including a mental hygiene one, is fine, but shouldn't the troop's service medical history be included with all that?
Okay, so where and in what way does any-Advocate- fit into this process?
The picture I'm getting from all this, LT, is that, from the start, the process (whether for physical or mental matters) is focussed on crocheting procedures, not on expediting any outcome as much as possible.
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Reporting for ROLL CALL 7:13AM 6/15/13
ReplyDeleteHey Captain!
I did not say the Cherry Troop gets a 'close out physical' upon being discharged from the service. Quite to the contrary! They do not! What I said was that "IF" the Cherry Troop does as I suggest, as his/her Veteran Advocate, and goes directly to the VA the day after discharger and gets his VA Card and gets signed up for medical care, then that in itself is a 'right' he has if he so chooses. And he should! That's the safeguard the military has if anyone suggests they are just throwing that Troop under the bus.
BTW, in the "USA TODAY" newspaper this past week, on 6/12/13, the headline story reads: War vets can't get their hands on benefits. This is a good read for anyone who is reading these words of mine right now, and confirms what we have been saying all along here that there is @ a one million claims backlog at the VA, and that number is growing due to the '7 Year Burn' factor.
You mentioning 'crocheting procedures' has to get you to go back and read the "RULES TO FOLLOW" and the "STEPS TO TAKE" on this site. Probably the most important 'rule' in this whole process is #1: Do not quit! Be adamant! Insist! DEMAND! It is your right to be accepted by the VA upon your honorable discharge from the service. It is your right to meet your primary care doctor and get checked out from top to bottom. DO IT!