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Thank you for posting this on the front page - absolute right thing to do! I know this is going to snowball from here. The numbers and personal stories are just too outlandish for this not to wind up on the national news and in subsequent hearings. NGB and the TAGs are going to have a very...

Hi all, I spent time Friday emailing Veteran groups and associations asking them to link to the NBC story on their news webpages and social media. The Veterans of Foreign Wars got it up on their social media today, and there was a huge jump in views, shares, recommends, etc. I have not heard...

http://www.nbcbayarea.com/investigations/California-National-Guard-Fails-to-Meet-Deadlines-on-Critical-Benefits-Requests-330750862.html My comment to the article: There are several key points to this story. Some are: 1) LODs are the gateway to financial support and medical care for injuries...

nwlivewire, If you have a rich documentary record, it would be helpful for you to talk to NBC. The Guard continues to try to blame soliers for the delays in their cases. The FOIA records that NBC has are incredible damning, but if we can get a lot of people to talk on camera, and to refute...

Jason, I have provided that exact citation in at least a dozen memos to Generals and IGs. They either ignore me, or tell me I'm wrong without citing any regs. There is just not enough oversight.

Mike, I want to agree with you so badly about just going to the non-duty board now that they have the authority. But on the Army side I asked what happens if they suspect ILD. Army Physical Disability Agency told me that they just kick it back to the state and tell them to process it properly...

Mike, I've had three separate LOD investigators for my cases. All three found in my favor. All three were overruled by the appointing authority, the reviewing authority, and NGB. They use an evidence standard that is disallowed under AR 600-8-4. NGB sent me notifications that totally...

Mike, You will NOT be shocked to learn that in a recent letter dated OCT 2015 to state law makers, the California National Guard once again asserted that, "A Veterans Affairs determination of whether a medical condition is service connected is not the same, nor does it govern, a military LOD...

Jason, I believe your biggest contribution to the story was lending credibility to the issues raised. Even though the FOIA documents were so damning, injured soldiers are up against the entire National Guard, which is a master at explaining away its deficiencies. You, Mike Parker, and others...

Jason, I'm sure you will look great! You weren't in the original video, but you were mentioned in the accompanying article with a direct link to Mike Parker's thread. I can't wait to see the follow up stories, and the hopeful transition to national coverage of the problem.

Ocean, please contact the reporter that Daniel Dresen referenced above.

Mike, Obviously I cannot control what NBC does, but after seeing what aired last night, I am convinced they will make this a national story. I am really impressed with how quickly the news staff grasped the issues, reached out to experts around the country, did high quality FOIA requests...

You and I are totally in sync - I told NBC that the off book numbers must be bad. But given that officially 4,317 LODs were buried in 6 years, or 720/year, the off book numbers must be astronomical. You and I are the lucky ones; we were blessed with a "pain in the ass" gene.

Florida, Did you see the screen shot where they said 59% of LODs weren't even completed? They buried 4,317 LODs in 6 years in California alone!

Hooray! Pebforum and Jason got mentioned, and Mike Parker's thread was directly linked: http://www.nbcbayarea.com/investigations/California-National-Guard-Fails-to-Meet-Deadlines-on-Critical-Benefits-Requests-330750862.html

Hooray! Pebforum and Jason got mentioned, and Mike Parker's thread was directly linked: http://www.nbcbayarea.com/investigations/California-National-Guard-Fails-to-Meet-Deadlines-on-Critical-Benefits-Requests-330750862.html

Hooray! Pebforum and Jason got mentioned, and Mike Parker's thread was directly linked: http://www.nbcbayarea.com/investigations/California-National-Guard-Fails-to-Meet-Deadlines-on-Critical-Benefits-Requests-330750862.html

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