Heartless Hypocrisy

By Jamie Fox  #protectveteranprivacy @veteranprivacy When I served honorably in the US Navy, I was injured in service, and was instructed by the Navy to receive help from the Department of Veterans Affairs, also referred to as the “VA”, after I was discharged. The VA is divided into 3 main branches, National cemetery, Veterans Health Administration also referred to as “VHA”, and Veterans Benefit Administration, also referred to as “VBA”. VBA can access VHA health records, but VHA cannot access VBA records.    The VBA created a file about me, known as a claim-file or C-file, every veteran’s C-file contains all of their military records, medical records and more. About 10 years ago, I started working at the VBA regional office that processed and stored my C-file in Oakland California. My managers were supposed to transfer my C-file to Reno VARO within 3 days of my employment there, because it is a conflict of interest to have veteran employees’ C-files on location where they are employed. I later learned th