I went to the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) Office in my little city.
You have to walk through a metal detector to get in.
After you go through the metal detector, you must sign in with the armed guard.
The armed guard is just a few feet away from the front office of the VBA.
You must go into the front office on VBA issues. The adjudicators are behind a locked door behind the armed guard.
I had an appointment to see the office manager, an older woman.
I sat down and showed her my bank statements proving that someone at VBA was stealing from me.
She produced a piece of paper with nothing but two numbers on it.
She claimed that the paper proved that no one was stealing from me.
I told her anybody can write numbers on a sheet of paper.
It didn’t prove anything.
I lifted up my bank statements and asked her to look at them.
She started screaming.
Not talking,
SCREAMING.
“SIR, GET OUT OF MY OFFICE! SIR, GET OUT OF MY OFFICE.”
I realized that she was calling for the armed guard.
I figured if they had some big criminal operation going on, that the armed guard might be in on it.
I got the heck out of there.
The metal detector and the armed guard are there to let you know that they can shoot you if you cause them trouble at the VBA.
I contacted the regional office.
Not even a reply.
I contacted the VA Inspector General.
Not even a reply.
The VBA is organized crime.
They will steal from you and all the employees will swear that they did nothing wrong.
You can also wind up on The Bad Veteran List, or have the armed guard come for you.
They make sure you are unarmed.