APPRECIATIVE AMERICANS, VETERANS, FAMILIES, FRIENDS TAKE ON FEDERAL DISABILITY CUTBACKS

AMERICANS WORKING TOGETHER

APPRECIATIVE AMERICANS, VETERANS, FAMILIES, FRIENDS TAKE ON FEDERAL DISABILITY CUTBACKS

Although we must win this War on Terror, Americans can not forget those, Who serve honorably and proudly, once they return.

The War in Iraq has triggered multiple tours for many thousands of our brave and honorable military men and women. Based on exposure to combat conditions, the chances for developing Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) for these returning Americans increases with each tour. After seeing results, the Federal Government now realizes this.

So instead of increasing treatment plans for these returning veterans, the Federal Government has come up with a better plan. Set up a Feasible Study, so that monthly disability benefits to PTSD Disabled Vets can be cut.

Instead of a high priority to treat these returning disabled vets, Federal Politicians and Federal Officials are thinking of ways to SKEW Them and SKEW the other PTSD veterans from other wars.

Since so many PTSD Vets can not speak for themselves, they need the voices of so many understanding, caring and applicative Americans to do as much shouting to Washington as possible.

PLEASE PRESS HERE TO READ THE DOCUMENTS DETAILING THE VA'S NEW PTSD REVIEW --

Pass the word, and let your Congress-person and your two federal senators know of your disgust for them.

http://www.americans-working-together.com/id107.html

THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS TRYING TO CUT THE MONTHLY DISABILITY BENEFITS OF PTSD VETERANS...

DO YOU THINK THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS BEING FAIR TO THOSE WHO PAID A BIG PRICE FOR AMERICA'S FREEDOMS...

Since so many PTSD Vets can not speak for themselves, they need the voices of so many understanding, caring and applicative Americans to do as much shouting to Washington as possible.

Please Support America's Military Veterans With Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).

Please sign the petition to Stop The Federal Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) From Cutting The Monthly Disability Benefits Of PTSD Vets. Since so many PTSD Vets can not speak for themselves, they need the voices of so many understanding, caring and applicative Americans to do as much shouting to Washington as possible.

http://www.ipetitions.com/campaigns/ptsdva/

In the last ten (10) years, the V.A. has closed a number of In-Patient Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Hospital Units.

Many of the new vets have had three tours under combat conditions.    (One tour was enough for me.)

Many of these combat vets should be treated for PTSD as soon as possible as in-patients. The longer the VA waits, the costlier the cure and the more painful to the vets, their families and their friends.

                Jack    http://home.earthlink.net/~americans_who_lived_as_peasants/

                        http://www.americans-working-together.com/id107.html

During times of an active war, closing any Federal Department of Veterans Affairs (V.A.) Hospital is disgraceful to the new vets as well as to the old ones.    Please press the link for details: http://www.americans-working-together.com/id202.html   If the VA could close the Manhattan or Brooklyn, New York VA hospitals, they can close yours as well...

http://www.americans-working-together.com/id107.html

VETERANS RESOURCES NETWORK
   http://www.valaw.org

   Dear Readers,

   The VA shafts veterans with an undercover, behind the scenes, knife in the back approach:   Just days after the last PTSD review was stopped because of the public outcry because it was blatenly unfair (and possibly illegal?), the VA has begun a new PTSD review. However, the New study has broadened the to include every veteran.

   This new review was at the urging of Rep. Steve Buyer, the Chairman of the House Veterans Committee. The President and leading Republicans in Congress, as a way to deny new benefits to our newest veterans, and reduce or cut from the VA benefit roll those currently recieving VA benefits.

   Pass the word, and let your Congressman know of your disgust with them.

   Your Editor,
   Ray B Davis, Jr.

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   SECRETIVE VA LAUNCHES NEW PTSD REVIEW
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   Just six days after canceling one PTSD review, the VA sneaks
in another. Culture of secrecy makes agency designed to help
veterans their biggest foe.

   by Larry Scott

   http://www.opednews.com

Over the past year, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), led by Secretary Jim Nicholson, has turned a deaf ear to veterans and quietly made numerous decisions designed to strip veterans of benefits and compensation.

Secretary Nicholson came to the VA with no understanding of
veterans advocacy and no experience in the healthcare sector. He had been Chairman of the Republican National Committee and Ambassador to the Vatican. As one pundit put it, Jim Nicholson can write a good political bumper sticker and knows how to kiss the Pope's ring.
That's about it.

But, with Secretary Nicholson at the VA helm, veterans have come to feel isolated from the agency's decision-making processes. And, recent developments have done nothing quell that uneasy feeling.

   Earlier this year, veterans were surprised by the VA's
second signature required (SSR) policy.   SSR applied to
approved claims for many disabilities and stipulated that the claim be re-approved by another VA staffer. However, if
the claim was denied by the first staffer, there was no second review.

Veterans groups claimed that a SSR policy should apply to all
claims for any condition whether they were approved or denied. The fact that the VA chose to apply SSR to disabilities with
high-dollar compensation was proof to many veterans that the
agency was just trying to save money by denying benefits.

The SSR policy was NOT announced by the VA. Only some very good investigative work by Cheryl Reed of the Chicago Sun-Times brought the story to light. This is just one of many instances where the VA has instituted policies detrimental to veterans without making the actions public.

The latest unannounced move by the VA is a new review of PTSD diagnosis, treatment and compensation. The VA plans came to light on November 16, just six days after they had canceled a review of 72,000 PTSD claims awarded at 100 per cent disability. Pressure from veterans groups and Democrat members of Congress forced the cancellation.

   The VA's new PTSD review was not announced by the VA. There was no VA press release. There was no VA press conference. The information was not posted on the VA web site.

Information about the new PTSD review was made public in a press release by Senator Larry Craig (R-ID), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs. The release, in part, said, The Department of Veterans Affairs announced today that it has contracted with the Institute of Medicine (IOM) on a two-pronged approach to the examination of PTSD.

Except, the VA had announced anything. They were using Senator Craig as their conduit to hand out the bad news. Since Craig's press releases don't have a high readership, this information has gone virtually unnoticed.

Upon reading Senator Craig's press release I called the Public
Affairs Office at the VA. They had no knowledge of the review. I then called the Institute of Medicine. They had no knowledge of the review.

   Senator Craig's office was more helpful. They forwarded the two documents the VA had sent to them. One document is a Fact Sheet detailing the contract between the VA and the IOM. The other is a Question and Answer sheet. (NOTE: The VA documents are available at the following URL    http://www.vawatchdog.org/newsflash/newsflash11-23-2005-3.htm )

I encourage all veterans to read the VA documents. They detail a plan to redefine PTSD by altering diagnostic and treatment techniques that will then lead to a complete restructuring of VA compensation.
Following are a few excerpts from the VA Fact Sheet.

The IOM will review the utility and objectiveness of the
criteria in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM- IV), and will comment on the validity of current screening instruments and their predictive capacity for accurate diagnoses.

This will allow the VA to write an alternate definition of PTSD
exclusive of the DSM-IV and institute new methods of treatment
outside of normally accepted guidelines. I wonder what the American Psychiatric Association will say about this?

Also, the IOM will review the literature on compensation
practices for PTSD and how changes in the frequency and intensity of symptoms affect compensation practices for PTSD; assessing how compensation practices and reevaluation requirements for PTSD compare with other chronic conditions which have periods of remission and return of symptoms; and
reviewing strategies used to support recovery and return to function in patients with PTSD.

And, this will allow the VA to lower PTSD compensation based on frequency and intensity of symptoms and remission and return of symptoms. The VA will also be looking to deny PTSD
benefits based on the concept of recovery and return to function. VA Secretary Nicholson has often used the word recover (terribly close to the word cure) when speaking of veterans with PTSD. The IOM reviews will be completed in a year.

Also, there were two big surprises found in the Question and Answer document. QUESTION: Why is this study being conducted now? ANSWER:   Over the next two years, the [VA] Secretary and the Veterans Disability Benefits Commission (VDBC) is (sic) closely examining compensation for all health conditions, including PTSD.

Surprise number one is that the VA has not announced that Secretary Nicholson is examining compensation for ALL health
conditions. Veterans can only look forward to fewer benefits and lower compensation with Nicholson directing this endeavor.

   The second surprise is Secretary Nicholson's mention of the VDBC. The VDBC, by law, is independent of the Department of Veterans Affairs. However, to discover that they are coordinating their efforts should not be a surprise. The VDBC is made up of 13 members who are currently studying all areas of VA compensation. Nine VDBC members were appointed by Republicans. Secretary Nicholson was appointed by President Bush.

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WHAT ONE STATE FEELS TOWARDS HER HONORABLE VETERANS. http://www.americans-working-together.com/id107.html

STAND WITH A PROUD VIETNAM VETERAN

We are nearing 13,000 total supporters and nearing 11,000 petition signers.
End this Political Abuse of Power now...

We, the undersigned People of the United States, are deeply concerned how the State of New Jersey has denied a decorated, combat veteran of the United States, his due rights as the plaintiff against a corrupt state government lawyer, Robert Correale, his former law firm, Maynard & Truland and all state government politicians and state officials who have protected them. We ask that you give John "Jack" Cunningham his Due Process that the State of New Jersey has denied him for over a decade.

( Please press the next link for Details: http://www.americans-working-together.com/the_real_chris_christie/id13.html ) "

Signed,
Jack Cunningham

TYRANNY starts when court officials judge the citizens based on the laws, yet ignore these same laws for themselves and friends.

Here's a great example of TYRANNY starting in a State's Supreme Court.

Why did the New Jersey Supreme Court attorney ethics authority insist Supreme Court Ethics Attorney Robert Correale be judged for violations by the same ethics committee that he was Vice-Chairman of...

More details at: https://www.causes.com/actions/1746185-american-war-veterans-petition-to-governor-chris-christie

This Is How One State Repays Veterans. Press HERE for details

Attorney Corruption Starts At The Top Of The Federal Department Of Justice
In this state, attorney corruption starts in the Supreme Court
It's a shame, professional attorneys get labelled because of them...
http://www.americans-working-together.com/attorney_ethics/id73.html

Eric Holder is not the first political-attorney, who performs cover-ups for his political friends. It happens in this state all the time. PRESS HERE...
http://www.americans-working-together.com/attorney_ethics/id73.html

http://www.capveterans.com/year_of_2012/id18.html

"One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."
The time for silence is over. We must not let our Liberties and Justice slip...
Please get involved.
http://www.americans-working-together.com/attorney_ethics/id73.html

A taxpayer voting for Barack Obama is like a chicken voting for Colonel Sanders

Obama's Growing War On Christians. Please press HERE

Press HERE: Lawyers' Perjury, Fraud, Ethics Violations, Legal Malpractice, State Supreme Court Coverup

"A man good enough to shed his blood for his country, is good enough to receive a square deal afterwards . . ."
-- Theodore Roosevelt

"The willingness with which our young people are likely to serve in any war, no matter how justified, shall be directly proportional to how they perceive veterans of early wars were treated and appreciated by our nation."
- George Washington

America's PTSD Vets Deserve Better. Please press HERE for details.

WHAT IS PTSD

Exposure to traumatic events~such as natural disasters, abuse, crime, accident, rape, war etc.~ millions of people develop PTSD with symptoms raging from nightmares to headaches, flashbacks, withdrawing from people, profound sadness, anxiety, anger, guilt, fatigue, pessimism, sexual problems and emotional numbing.

Please PRESS HERE for more details.

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HONORABLY DISCHARGED VETERAN MOCKED IN COURT DOCUMENTS FOR HAVING PTSD

** MEMORANDUM TO ALL VIETNAM VETERANS **

EUROPE - THY NAME IS COWARDICE Press Here To Read The Article. (Commentary by Mathias Dapfner CEO, Axel Springer, AG)

"A man good enough to shed his blood for his country, is good enough to receive a square deal afterwards . . ."

-- Theodore Roosevelt

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Webmaster, Marine Veteran Jack Cunningham exposed himself to enemy fire to try and keep the Terrorists away from us. Please press here for details.

Read the Experiences of a US Marine Living and Serving (24/7) in a Vietnamese Peasant Village

WEBMASTER

DID YOU KNOW THIS PATRIOTIC EVENT TOOK PLACE...? It was history in the making. PRESS HERE FOR DETAILS.

"The American Indians found out what happens when you don't control immigration."

"A true friend is someone who thinks you are a good egg

even though he knows

you are slightly cracked."

PRESS HERE TO READ A MAP OF THE FAR EAST: Korea, China, Philippines, Japan, Vietnam, Taiwan, Indonesia, Loas, Thailand...,

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PLEASE PRESS THE NEXT LINK TO READ THE STORY BEHIND THE LIFE MAGAZINE COVER: http://home.earthlink.net/~life_magazine_67

~ * PICTURES OF A GRIZZLY BEAR ATTACK THAT CAME DOWN TO THE WIRE... * ~

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~ * PRESS HERE TO LEARN ABOUT THE ALL-TOO-OFTEN FORGOTTEN GROUP OF VETERANS. * ~

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From: Joe Noda

Watch the man in the picture!

GOD BLESS AMERICA

"The willingness with which our young people are likely to serve in any war, no matter how justified, shall be directly proportional to how they perceive veterans of early wars were treated and appreciated by our nation." - George Washington

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An American Celebrity Steps Forward To Help A Disabled Veteran

HONORABLE VETERAN MOCKED FOR HIS PTSD

http://www.americans-working-together.com/attorney_ethics/id21.html

Albino Peacock

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THE ABOVE PICTURE WAS SUBMITTED BY DENNIS SHERMAN

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THIS WEBSITE WILL ALWAYS BE UNDER CONSTRUCTION.

There is always something NEW...

Webmaster, Former CAP Marine and Disabled Veteran Jack Cunningham and his wife, Joan

John Forbes Kerry Timeline

http://www.archive-news.net/Kerry/JK_timeline.html

TODAY'S BRAVE AND HONORABLE MILITARY IS TOMORROW'S VETERANS

WITH THE HELP OF INTERNET SUPPORTERS, Former CAP Marine, Veterans Advocate And Webmaster Jack Cunningham, Takes On New Jersey's Office Of Attorney Ethics' Corruption...

FOR THE NEW JERSEY SUPERIOR COURT SYSTEM TO LOSE A COURT TRANSCRIPT, BEFORE IT CAN BE TYPED AND RELEASED AS EVIDENCE IN A FOLLOW-UP ETHICS CASE AGAINST A STATE OFFICIAL IS A DISGRACE AS WELL AS A CRIME.

Learn the state corruption behind the five (5) year battle of an honorable, disabled veteran as he still battles the State of New Jersey for Fair and Equal Justice.          See the evidence and more details at:    http://www.americans-working-together.com/id107.html

After reviewing the clear evidence for yourself, please support Jack in his battle against New Jersey State Corruption by emailing or calling New Jersey State Officials on his behalf.

Details at:    http://www.americans-working-together.com/id107.html

The picture immediately below is the picture from the above newspaper article.

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Above is Jack Cunningham with one of the boys from the Duc Duc Resettlement Village.

Below is the full picture of the same scene.

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WHY GOD MADE PETS

http://www.americans-working-together.com/id65.html

MORE PET PICTURES

http://www.americans-working-together.com/id72.html

WILD ANIMAL PICTURES

http://www.americans-working-together.com/id75.html

PLEASE PRESS THE NEXT LINK TO LEARN ABOUT A MASSACRE THAT THE AMERICAN NEWS MEDIA DID NOT COVER.

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