VAWatchdog

VAWatchdog has always promoted the Do It Yourself (DIY) method of working with VA. We've often said, "Nobody cares about your claim like you do. We believe that the VA would rather work directly with you to resolve your claim than to have to work with a middleman who make make mistakes and FUBAR your claim. Why do we think that? Because we've heard... it directly from the VA employees who do the work on your claim. The fact is that you are not required to have any sort of representative. VA is set up to help you if you work directly with your regional office. We know these things because we've been there, done that. We pass on our real life experience and all we've learned directly to you in the pages of this blog. There's no hype here, this is the real deal. We aren't professional journalists or investigative reporters, we're veterans who have disabling conditions and ratings...just like you. Along the way, we've learned a few things about how to effectively deal with VA and how to maximize the benefits you earned through your honorable military service. We believe that if you really want to succeed, if your goals are to bring home the best benefit that you are eligible for, in the least amount of time, you absolutely have to Do It Yourself. Nobody is going to help you. We believe that it isn't as difficult as most would like you to think. The "representatives" who offer to help you aren't usually anything more than recruiters for the organization they work for. Every vet who contacts us to complain about their "VA rep" has been talked into signing up for some organization. All too often they will (wink, wink) tell you that if you purchase a life membership, you'll get some sort of preference.Read More