Update: May 6, 2014 Senators call for the resignation of the head of the Veteran’s Administration Eric Shinseki.
The Veteran’s Administration has a long standing policy that veterans seeking care must be seen by a VA doctor within 14 days. If that timeline cannot be met, then the VA must refer the case to a local private practice doctor. Sadly, too many veterans do not know this and what is worse, the VA administrators don’t bother to explain this to the veterans either. Consequently, death and manifested illnesses expand all without so much as a moments attention by any VA leadership including Eric Shinseki.
Each VA across the country has a mandate, but some have chosen to ignore for the sake of getting a bonus by falsifying records as is the case in several VA locations across the country. Whistleblowers are coming forward explaining the secret lists, the destruction of files and the lies where Ft. Collins Colorado is the latest to be added to the collusion.
But where is the Commander in Chief on the matter of the VA scandal? Well, as usual he will get to the bottom of the matter and that was about it. The VA had an Inspector General assigned to a VA medical center in California in 2011. By virtue of the methods to complain about medical and patient neglect offered by VA’s across the country in and of itself paint a chilling picture of how bad the neglect and obstruction of delivering care really is.
So two Senator are pressing for more answers by the Inspector General on the matter of VA abuse as witnessed by this letter. Question is where is Senator Lindsey Graham, who was JAG once in his career, why has he not weighed in? Where is the FBI and how come they are not assigned to investigate the years of abuse?
The matter of patient abuse and neglect is not about having enough money in the system, never was, it was more about personal awards of bonuses to VA administrators. Now the Concerned Veterans for America and the American Legion are calling for the resignation of Eric Shinseki, where actually the man should be tried to accessory to RICO, murder and breaking the law.
Pete Hegseth, CEO of CVA, issued the following statement:
“We’re proud to stand with The American Legion as they take this courageous—and historic stand. As America’s largest veterans organization, their moral authority on this issue is unimpeachable. We applaud their demands for accountability at the very top of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
“As the American Legion knows, it is important to note that firing Shinseki will not solve VA’s systemic problems. What the VA really needs is oversight and accountability. The next VA secretary must be given the tools to enforce accountability—which is why CVA, along with the American Legion, supports the VA Management Accountability Act of 2014 (HR4031/S2013).
“Firing Shinseki, without passing this critical—and bipartisan—legislation, will be a hollow victory for veterans. Accountability needs to start at the top, but must also be infused in all aspects of VA. We need to replace Shinseki with a VA secretary who is fully empowered to change the culture at VA and implement long-overdue reforms.”
– See more at: http://concernedveteransforamerica.org/2014/05/05/concerned-veterans-america-fully-supports-american-legion-call-fire-veterans-affairs-secretary-eric-shinseki/#sthash.ywZ7RLnH.dpuf
This is the recommended solution to the common patient abuse and neglect by Eric Shinsheki. Attach the scarlet letter to all those involved in this neglect as ‘A’ stands for abuse, nothing more shameful …..nothing.
