Comment from SUSAN FRASIER on VA-2026-VACO-0001-0207

I'M A VIETNAM ERA VETERAN WHO HAS BEEN IN THE VA COMP AND PEN SYSTEM SINCE THE YEAR 1972. TO THIS VERY MINUTE, I AM STILL NOT RATED BY THEM. THE PROBLEM IS THE PROCESS ITSELF AND THE OVERALL ILLITERACY AND INCOMPETENCE OF THE RATERS AND NOT NECESSARILY THE FILING FORMS. WITH THAT SAID, I OFFER YOU THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS FROM MY LIFELONG TORTURED EXPERIENCE AT THE VA COMP AND PEN. . AS A FORMER TECH WORKER AND SYSTEMS ANALYST, I CAN TELL YOU THE VA IS TRYING TO DO WAY TOO MUCH ALL IN ONE FORM. LET GO OF THAT IDEA AND SWITCH OVER TO A MATCHING, MODULAR CONCEPT OF BLOCKS OF FORMS THAT MAKES UP THE VETERANS MASTER CLAIM PROFILE. RATERS AT COMP AND PEN ARE NOT, ARE NOT, AND ARE NOT KEEPING UP WITH REVISIONS AND CHANGES OVER THE LIFE OF THE VETERAN. HERE LIES THE FILING CHAOS MELTDOWN THAT'S NEVER GETTING ADDRESSED. . BLOCK ONE: A MASTER FILING FORM ABOUT THE VETERANS MILITARY SERVICE TO INCLUDE BRANCH OF SERVICE, DUTY LOCATIONS, YEARS SERVED, AND SO ON. A COMPANION "REVISION FORM" IS TO BE AVAILABLE TO THIS MASTER FORM FOR THOSE WHO RETURN TO ACTIVE DUTY FOR A SECOND TIME AND TAKE ON NEW CHANGES. . BLOCK TWO: A MASTER FILING FORM FOR THE VETERANS ADDRESS AND CONTACT INFORMATION, INCLUDING WEB ACCESS, CELL PHONE, AND SO ON. ALSO, A COMPANION "REVISION FORM" IS TO BE AVAILABLE TO THIS MASTER FORM FOR THOSE WHO MAKE CHANGES OVER THE YEARS. . BLOCK THREE: A MASTER FILING FORM TO IDENTIFY ALL VAMC OR DOD/DOW HOSPITALS THE VETERAN CAN REMEMBER HE OR SHE WAS TREATED AT LEADING UP TO THE CLAIM FILING. ALSO, A COMPANION "REVISION FORM" IS TO BE AVAILABLE TO THIS MASTER FORM FOR THOSE WHO CHANGE VAMC TREATMENT LOCATIONS. . BLOCK FOUR: AN ERRONEOUS OMISSION IN CURRENT FORMS HAS TO BE CORRECTED. A MASTER FILING FORM FOR ALL KNOWN, SUSPECTED, OR "NEWLY DISCOVERED" MILITARY ENVIRONMENTAL TOXIC OR RADIATION EXPOSURES MUST BE A NEW ADDITION. ALSO, A COMPANION REVISION FORM IS TO BE AVAILABLE FOR ANY NEWLY "DECLASSIFIED" PAPERS THAT ARE SPRUNG ON THE PUBLIC OR THE VETERANS ARENA THAT SUDDENLY REVEALS POPULATION LEVEL EXPOSURES AT A FORMER MILITARY LOCATION. LET GO OF THE "DEPLOYMENT" FACTOR, BECAUSE THIS CAN TAKE PLACE ANYWHERE AT ANY TIME. . BLOCK FIVE: A MASTER FILING FORM FOR THE STARTING LIST OF HEALTH CONDITIONS MAKING UP THE INITIAL CLAIM. ALSO, A COMPANION "REVISION FORM" IS TO BE AVAILABLE TO THE MASTER FORM THAT ALLOWS FOR DIAGNOSTIC CHANGES, NEW ADDITIONS, OR RESOLVED CONDITIONS THAT ARE NO LONGER CONSIDERED AS "DISABLING" OR AS A SIGNIFICANT IMPAIRMENT. COMP AND PEN IS TOO INCOMPETENT TO HANDLE THIS PART, APPARENTLY. . RATERS NEED TO STOP, STOP, AND STOP ASKING FOR "EXAMS" AT COMP AND PEN WHEN IT'S ALREADY ESTABLISHED THAT THE VETERAN HAS BEEN FULLY DIAGNOSED BY SPECIALIZED CLINIC DOCTORS AT THE VAMC'S OR DOD FACILITIES, INCLUDING SURGICAL FINDINGS. THEY ARE USING "PHYSICIANS ASSISTANTS" NOW FOR COMP AND PEN EXAMS TO TALK OVER THE SPECIALTY DOCTORS (SUCH AS THE VAMC PAIN MANAGEMENT CLINICS) FOR CLAIMS RATINGS PURPOSES. THIS IS OUTRIGHT MEDICAL MALPRACTICE, AND IT SHOULD BE INTERVENED UPON AND HALTED IMMEDIATELY AS A VA POLICE ACTION. . STOP BUILDING VA PROCESS AROUND THE SOLE CONCEPT OF MODERN DAY SOLDIERS WHEN IT COMES TO COMP AND PEN FORMS. VETERANS AND LEGACY CASES ARE TRAPPED IN THE SYSTEM DATING BACK TO THE KOREAN WAR ERA, SO GET A CLUE. WE ARE GETTING DRAGGED ALONG FOR THE RIDE EVERY TIME VA MAKES A BUNGLING MISTAKE. . . . ARMY SIGNAL CORPS / WOMENS ARMY CORPS 1970 FORT MCCLELLAN, ALABAMA / FORT GORDON, GEORGIA / FORT RUCKER, ALABAMA / / / / /