An example of ineffective and inefficient case mangement. A veteran based in Auckland with an advocate based in Hamilton finds that a review meeting to challenge a diagnosis ruling by VA is to be held in Wanganui. When the advocate gets to that meeting in Wanganui he finds veterans have come from as far away from the Corromandel for what is a 10 to 15 minute meeting with the review claim panel. No organisation, WW2 Vet’s sitting around (some literally – in wheel chairs) for hours waiting to be seen. A huge variety of issues – knee joints, hearing problems, asbestosis, hips, PTSD and all manner of ailments. I came away from that meeting totally ashamed at the way the New Zealand government was treating our veterans. I guess that Minister Collins is finding out that it is easy to talk the talk when you are in opposition but walking the walk when you are in government is a whole lot harder.
February 25th, 2010 5:54 am
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