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OT Ranting on an utterly irrelevant topic - please feel free to totally ignore
I feel the need to rant and rave for a few minutes so feel
free to skip this. I have just (very reluctantly, because I really hate having to deal with them) rung our Vet Affairs department about outstanding claims for reimbursement. I have claims unpaid that go back to 31Oct05. Under the "new" compensation system, the veteran pays the bills and the Dept pays the reimbursement. Yeah - right! The real live voice I got on the phone proudly informed me that they "are catching up (and are) currently processing in the mid-Jan06 range" like this was something to be congratulated about on 22March! The Government will not pay a pension or lump sum payment any more unless they see it as the cheapest option. In lieu they claim to pay all costs incurred in relation to the injury/illness accepted as Service-related. Getting anything accepted is another issue - don't even ask! I am currently almost $1700 out of pocket and due for more appointments next week that I will have to pay for. What do they think we live on - air? I have cancelled the appointments for next week and am writing to the Dept to say I am now unable to keep medical appointments because of their failure to reimburse me in a timely manner, but I do not expect this to have any impact. It certainly didn't have any last time. And when I wrote to my local MP about this I was eventually sent a copy of a letter from the Minister stating that all claims were processed in a timely and efficient manner, so writing to him again is probably just futile. All this is considered perfectly normal. What has me really steamed is that ANZAC Day is coming up. All the politicians will line up for their photo op's and wear badges and make speeches about "our brave Service men and women", but they won't lift a finger to fix the problems real ex-Service members have with the DVA systems. What they are doing to me they are also doing to WW, Korean and Viet Nam veterans and to those injured/wounded in our recent and current overseas deployments (which, by the way, have been carefully described in official documents so as to avoid incurring combat benefits for anyone!), not to mention those hurt in the normal course of their work. They still haven't settled claims from over 40 years ago (Maralinga testing), and recently offered an "ex-gratia payment" of UP TO $40,000 per person with no admission of fault to the men exposed to carcenogenic substances 10-15 years ago during aircraft servicing. I heard recently that 4 men are already dead and at least 2doz more are ill. Can you all guess who will not be getting a Christmas card from me this year, and who is on top of my Hate List ATM!!?? Rant over - thankyou, please return to your regularly scheduled activities :-)) -- Cats ^;;^ ^;;^ ^;;^ ( U ) ( U ) ( U ) Enness Boofhead Donut http://community.webshots.com/user/witchofthewest catsatararatATyahooDOTcomDOTau |
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OT Ranting on an utterly irrelevant topic - please feel free to totally ignore
oh dear - and I was wondering why you were going to a Vet.....
guess the animal world is closer to my world. Finally worked out what you were ranting about after reading more carefully - my commiserations - sounds like a real pain in the you-know-where Sylvi sylviald at ihug dot co dot nz "Cats" wrote in message ... I feel the need to rant and rave for a few minutes so feel free to skip this. I have just (very reluctantly, because I really hate having to deal with them) rung our Vet Affairs department about outstanding claims for reimbursement. I have claims unpaid that go back to 31Oct05. Under the "new" compensation system, the veteran pays the bills and the Dept pays the reimbursement. Yeah - right! The real live voice I got on the phone proudly informed me that they "are catching up (and are) currently processing in the mid-Jan06 range" like this was something to be congratulated about on 22March! The Government will not pay a pension or lump sum payment any more unless they see it as the cheapest option. In lieu they claim to pay all costs incurred in relation to the injury/illness accepted as Service-related. Getting anything accepted is another issue - don't even ask! I am currently almost $1700 out of pocket and due for more appointments next week that I will have to pay for. What do they think we live on - air? I have cancelled the appointments for next week and am writing to the Dept to say I am now unable to keep medical appointments because of their failure to reimburse me in a timely manner, but I do not expect this to have any impact. It certainly didn't have any last time. And when I wrote to my local MP about this I was eventually sent a copy of a letter from the Minister stating that all claims were processed in a timely and efficient manner, so writing to him again is probably just futile. All this is considered perfectly normal. What has me really steamed is that ANZAC Day is coming up. All the politicians will line up for their photo op's and wear badges and make speeches about "our brave Service men and women", but they won't lift a finger to fix the problems real ex-Service members have with the DVA systems. What they are doing to me they are also doing to WW, Korean and Viet Nam veterans and to those injured/wounded in our recent and current overseas deployments (which, by the way, have been carefully described in official documents so as to avoid incurring combat benefits for anyone!), not to mention those hurt in the normal course of their work. They still haven't settled claims from over 40 years ago (Maralinga testing), and recently offered an "ex-gratia payment" of UP TO $40,000 per person with no admission of fault to the men exposed to carcenogenic substances 10-15 years ago during aircraft servicing. I heard recently that 4 men are already dead and at least 2doz more are ill. Can you all guess who will not be getting a Christmas card from me this year, and who is on top of my Hate List ATM!!?? Rant over - thankyou, please return to your regularly scheduled activities :-)) -- Cats ^;;^ ^;;^ ^;;^ ( U ) ( U ) ( U ) Enness Boofhead Donut http://community.webshots.com/user/witchofthewest catsatararatATyahooDOTcomDOTau |
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OT Ranting on an utterly irrelevant topic - please feel free to totally ignore
LOL - that Vet was last week for Donut's biopsy.
BTW, it was a carcenoma, but they think they got it all. Only time will tell I guess. She has healed well and is out playing with Boofhead ATM. -- Cats ^;;^ ^;;^ ^;;^ ( U ) ( U ) ( U ) Enness Boofhead Donut http://community.webshots.com/user/witchofthewest catsatararatATyahooDOTcomDOTau "Sylvi" wrote in message ... : oh dear - and I was wondering why you were going to a Vet..... : guess the animal world is closer to my world. : Finally worked out what you were ranting about after reading more carefully : - my commiserations - sounds like a real pain in the you-know-where : Sylvi : sylviald at ihug dot co dot nz : : : : : : : : "Cats" wrote in message : ... : I feel the need to rant and rave for a few minutes so feel : free to skip this. : : I have just (very reluctantly, because I really hate having : to deal with them) rung our Vet Affairs department about : outstanding claims for reimbursement. I have claims unpaid : that go back to 31Oct05. Under the "new" compensation : system, the veteran pays the bills and the Dept pays the : reimbursement. : : Yeah - right! : : The real live voice I got on the phone proudly informed me : that they "are catching up (and are) currently processing in : the mid-Jan06 range" like this was something to be : congratulated about on 22March! The Government will not pay : a pension or lump sum payment any more unless they see it as : the cheapest option. In lieu they claim to pay all costs : incurred in relation to the injury/illness accepted as : Service-related. Getting anything accepted is another : issue - don't even ask! I am currently almost $1700 out of : pocket and due for more appointments next week that I will : have to pay for. What do they think we live on - air? : : I have cancelled the appointments for next week and am : writing to the Dept to say I am now unable to keep medical : appointments because of their failure to reimburse me in a : timely manner, but I do not expect this to have any impact. : It certainly didn't have any last time. And when I wrote to : my local MP about this I was eventually sent a copy of a : letter from the Minister stating that all claims were : processed in a timely and efficient manner, so writing to : him again is probably just futile. : : All this is considered perfectly normal. What has me really : steamed is that ANZAC Day is coming up. All the politicians : will line up for their photo op's and wear badges and make : speeches about "our brave Service men and women", but they : won't lift a finger to fix the problems real ex-Service : members have with the DVA systems. What they are doing to : me they are also doing to WW, Korean and Viet Nam veterans : and to those injured/wounded in our recent and current : overseas deployments (which, by the way, have been carefully : described in official documents so as to avoid incurring : combat benefits for anyone!), not to mention those hurt in : the normal course of their work. : : They still haven't settled claims from over 40 years ago : (Maralinga testing), and recently offered an "ex-gratia : payment" of UP TO $40,000 per person with no admission of : fault to the men exposed to carcenogenic substances 10-15 : years ago during aircraft servicing. I heard recently that : 4 men are already dead and at least 2doz more are ill. : : Can you all guess who will not be getting a Christmas card : from me this year, and who is on top of my Hate List ATM!!?? : : Rant over - thankyou, please return to your regularly : scheduled activities : :-)) : : -- : Cats ^;;^ ^;;^ ^;;^ : ( U ) ( U ) ( U ) : Enness Boofhead Donut : : http://community.webshots.com/user/witchofthewest : catsatararatATyahooDOTcomDOTau : : : : |
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OT Ranting on an utterly irrelevant topic - please feel freeto totally ignore
((((((Cats))))))
We sometimes get similar issues. I even heard of one chap who was having to fight for his military disability pension after a medical discharge involving loss of lower limb due to a landmine! They keep asking him every year if his status has changed... 'No - not until you teach me how to re-grow a leg!' was his last answer! -- Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons http://www.katedicey.co.uk Click on Kate's Pages and explore! |
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OT Ranting on an utterly irrelevant topic - please feel free to totally ignore
I know of at least one Victoria Cross winner who is
currently fighting Dept of Veterans Affairs. A VC is our equivalent of the CMH. And come ANZAC Day next month the politicians will all want to have their photos taken shaking this man's hand! My problems are recognised as "degenerative", but my benefits are only approved 12 months at a time, and they usually "expire" and then it takes them 3-4 months of the next 12 month period to agree they should be continued. No retrospective payments of course! When I get to feeling a bit depressed about it all I take enormous pleasure from ringing them (or writing, but ringing gives a more immediate return for effort) and making some little pencil-pusher's life miserable by asking where my file is, why my letters are unanswered, why my 5 month old claims have not been paid, and so on and so on . . . . . If they can make my life miserable I feel the very least I can do is return the favour. That happened this morning. I am sure the guy I spoke to this morning thought I was "mistaken", but he rang back this afternoon, very penitent, to tell me he had found the 5 month old claim and it would be paid next week. I asked "What about the others?" and he said "Well, that was the only one I was looking for". So with a little verbal encouragement he has scuttled off to find the rest of them. I am feeling much better now :-)) ((BEG)) -- Cats ^;;^ ^;;^ ^;;^ ( U ) ( U ) ( U ) Enness Boofhead Donut http://community.webshots.com/user/witchofthewest catsatararatATyahooDOTcomDOTau "Kate Dicey" wrote in message ... : ((((((Cats)))))) : : We sometimes get similar issues. I even heard of one chap who was : having to fight for his military disability pension after a medical : discharge involving loss of lower limb due to a landmine! They keep : asking him every year if his status has changed... 'No - not until you : teach me how to re-grow a leg!' was his last answer! : -- : Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls : Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons : http://www.katedicey.co.uk : Click on Kate's Pages and explore! |
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OT Ranting on an utterly irrelevant topic - please feel freeto totally ignore
Cats wrote:
I know of at least one Victoria Cross winner who is currently fighting Dept of Veterans Affairs. A VC is our equivalent of the CMH. And come ANZAC Day next month the politicians will all want to have their photos taken shaking this man's hand! My problems are recognised as "degenerative", but my benefits are only approved 12 months at a time, and they usually "expire" and then it takes them 3-4 months of the next 12 month period to agree they should be continued. No retrospective payments of course! When I get to feeling a bit depressed about it all I take enormous pleasure from ringing them (or writing, but ringing gives a more immediate return for effort) and making some little pencil-pusher's life miserable by asking where my file is, why my letters are unanswered, why my 5 month old claims have not been paid, and so on and so on . . . . . If they can make my life miserable I feel the very least I can do is return the favour. That happened this morning. I am sure the guy I spoke to this morning thought I was "mistaken", but he rang back this afternoon, very penitent, to tell me he had found the 5 month old claim and it would be paid next week. I asked "What about the others?" and he said "Well, that was the only one I was looking for". So with a little verbal encouragement he has scuttled off to find the rest of them. I am feeling much better now :-)) ((BEG)) Way hay! Sometime giving someone else earache eases our own pain! And never let them forget: Civil Servants are PUBLIC servants, paid for by our taxes, and there To SERVE US! -- Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons http://www.katedicey.co.uk Click on Kate's Pages and explore! |
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Cats wrote:
LOL - that Vet was last week for Donut's biopsy. BTW, it was a carcenoma, but they think they got it all. Only time will tell I guess. She has healed well and is out playing with Boofhead ATM. Oh good! -- Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons http://www.katedicey.co.uk Click on Kate's Pages and explore! |
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OT Ranting on an utterly irrelevant topic - please feel free to totally ignore
That should have come with a splutter warning ROFLMAO!
-- Cats ^;;^ ^;;^ ^;;^ ( U ) ( U ) ( U ) Enness Boofhead Donut http://community.webshots.com/user/witchofthewest catsatararatATyahooDOTcomDOTau "Kate Dicey" wrote in message ... : Way hay! Sometime giving someone else earache eases our own pain! : : And never let them forget: Civil Servants are PUBLIC servants, paid for : by our taxes, and there To SERVE US! : : -- : Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls : Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons : http://www.katedicey.co.uk : Click on Kate's Pages and explore! |
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OT Ranting on an utterly irrelevant topic - please feel free to totally ignore
Ranted back to you privately! LOL, Linda in Tx
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OT Ranting on an utterly irrelevant topic - please feel freeto totally ignore
Cats wrote:
That should have come with a splutter warning ROFLMAO! My mother was a Civil Servant in her youth. It was what SHE was told when she started with them, and she passed it on to me. I find that being FIRM and excruciatingly polite helps a great deal. It's much easier to be really nasty when you are polite. They don't notice the pain until they move... -- Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons http://www.katedicey.co.uk Click on Kate's Pages and explore! |
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