Can I Share my Vision with You?
Let me take you back to my early days in the Army, when I was a 1st Lieutenant at Ft. Hood, in charge of an MLRS Platoon in the 2nd Armored Division. The Cold War was winding down, there was no clear threat (that we knew of at the time). We all knew there was about as...Heroes must see to their own fame. No one else will.
That quote comes from Gore Vidal’s book “Julian”. But what does it have to do with the VA? Let me start answering by telling you a story. I used to bad-mouth the VA any chance I got. Lord knows, they have earned each & every criticism...Why FIX the VA Backlog when you can PROFIT from it?
The VA Claims Backlog is a Cash Cow that nobody at the top wants to get rid of. I’ve long said that the VA Claims Backlog won’t ever get fixed because there is money in it. If the VA wanted to fix the backlog, it could do it. It’s not a lack of...Congress shares responsibility for the VA Claims Backlog.
Congress gripes and complains about the VA, too, but they are a BIG part of the problem.