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Veterans

Jackpine Radical

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2. But think of all the money the VA saved

Reply to unhappycamper (Original post)

Sat Apr 5, 2014, 08:47 AM

Apr 2014

by not having to pay out the health care & disability benefits for the dead vets. Surely that would have been a lot more than that measly $63,000 bonus.

(BTW, I'm at 60% & have appealed. I think they're waiting for me to die before I cost them any more money.)

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CIR: VA paid out $200 million in wrongful death settlements since 2001 [View all] unhappycamper Apr 2014 OP

I go to the VA in Baltimore yeoman6987 Apr 2014 #1

That is absolutely true, not all VA facilities are the same Victor_c3 Apr 2014 #5

But think of all the money the VA saved Jackpine Radical Apr 2014 #2

A good friend of mine is a Vietnam vet who has been going to the VA unhappycamper Apr 2014 #3

I used to go to the VA in Wilmington, DE which is about 40 minutes south of Philadelphia Victor_c3 Apr 2014 #4

Boston has some REALLY good VA hospitals. unhappycamper Apr 2014 #6