Comments on: Veterans Panel Hears Suggestions

by: Thomas Cubbins

Tue, 13 Mar 2007 14:18:38 +0000

I am 80 years old, 100% service connected disabled. I would like to compliment the VA medical system on performing such a huge job. But I have retained Medicare as a backup to the VA. My wife uses CHAMPVA with excellent results. However,I do have a suggestion.

The system is overwhelmed at times and it is looking at heavy demand for services now and in the near future. Also, logistics in using VA facilities is sometimes not efficient (a local doctor is a lot closer than a VA facility 100+ miles away).

Why can’t vets such as I option to choose a CHAMPVA type program, or CHAMPVA itself, as a supplement to Medicare and provide medicines. The private medical profession could absorb heavy demand immediately; e.g., the snow bird overload which occurs annually and overloads the VA medical facilities for a few months…then underwhelmed when the snow birds go north in the summer.

I would like CHAMPVA type medical program choice for myself as I cannot afford costs of a Medicare supplement insurance.

Thanks for the attention you are giving to Vets.

Tom Cubbins (9 yrs USMC WWII Iwo combat vet)

by: Harold Holland

Tue, 20 Feb 2007 01:53:10 +0000

I am a disable vet of Korean and Vietnam 74 years old, recently I have published a book titled Religeous and patriotic poetry that touches the soul.
I offered this book to the Disabled Vets Memorial giving them 80 percent and I would keep twenty for the proposed memorial, as I understand it they have the area at the captitol and 30 million dollars toward a 70 million cost, I emailed them and called them, it seems as though anymore in this world unless you are someone famous or a top news individual no one wants to or cares about any of your interstes in assisting the cause of the veteran too bad Hal Holland

by: S

Wed, 07 Feb 2007 01:11:07 +0000

Only ONE COMMENT NECESSARY: FULLY FUND THE V.A.

by: Clarence Moss

Mon, 05 Feb 2007 00:07:10 +0000

As a 72 yr. old Disabeled Veteran over the years there is one outstanding Suggestion i would like to make. That is that the Veterans Administration do not seperate us as what Era we served in as we should all be grouped as Veterans regardless of what Era. It taken me almost 9 yrs. to get to 100% Disability as i am a Veteran of the KOREN CONFLICT. I was ordered to serve i yr. in Iceland and not ordered to serve in Korea and i feel the seperation of Veterans caused a long delay. As you well know we are not ask where we want to serve and have no choice. My time in Iceland was with the USAF and on a Radar Site from 1954- 1955.
I only hope this makes sense to you on this Commision.
Sincerely Clarence Moss