The VA is unlike any other part of the administration because it is not there to enforce the laws and policies of the US government. The VA is there to interpret Title 38, a flexible set of rules, that guide the award of disability compensation to America's veterans. In this capacity it is like the Social Security Administration and state workman's compensation agencies that interpret rules regarding disability compensation. There is an existing model for this type of work.
Disability claims processing is not rocket science. The process can be simplified to go kart level. An American Promise has one objective - to improve claims processing by the VA. We realize that other VSO's have spent much time briefing Congress on the negative effect the VA has on our embattled veterans. Veterans have gone from fighting several hot wars and a cold war to fighting a more insidious war inside the Washington Beltway. Our point is this, veterans should NEVER have to resort to the courts to be awarded disability compensation. Lawsuit are a clear demonstration that the VA is not fulfilling its responsibilities. There is one person responsible for making sure that the VA functions efficiently. It is time to start finger pointing. The Federal Bureaucracy
The change of command is simple, so simple an idiot can understand it. Congress (Legislative Branch) makes the laws, the Judicial Branch determines if laws enacted by Congress are Constitutional, while the Executive Branch enforces the laws. The President who is at the top of the food chain delegates his executive authority to 15 Cabinet Post, known as secretaries. Mr. Shinseki is the enforcing authority of those laws enacted by Congress relative to veterans. By his failure to use or enforce Congressional laws the secretary in dereliction of his duties and responsibilities to veterans and the American people. .
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