Veterans Helping Veterans Podcast

Glen Johnson is the PAO for ChampVA insurance and the Foreign Medical Program. He will inform us on everythong related to these programs and more.   Join us.

We are doing a show about the latest numbers from the VA concerning the Claims backlog, Appeals backlog, Veteran deaths while waiting for appointments, Deaths waiting for claims to be decided. Join us.

http://www.bridgetcantrell.com/ About Bridget C. Cantrell Bridget C. Cantrell, Ph.D. provides mental health services to the general public as well as combat veterans, active duty, reservists, retired military and their families. She also works with law enforcement and first responders. In addition, she conducts specific assessments for those who are seeking assistance with Social Security, accident claims, and Veteran issues. She is an expert witness in cases involving Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) that has resulted from the military deployment, personal assaults, motor vehicle accidents, job related injuries, etc. Her practice, Cantrell Counseling, Inc., opened in Bellingham in 2001, and Hearts Toward Home International (501 c 3) has been in existence since 2004. HEARTS TOWARD HOME Hearts Toward Home International is a charitable nonprofit organization dedicated to the recovery and integration of trauma survivors. Dr. Cantrell provides workshops for military service members, focusing on recovery

Our open call in show allows Veterans to call in and ask any VA related question they may have.

We will discuss the state of our military and wht will be needed to bring it back to where it needs to be.

The S.A.V.E. Farm A gap exists between the need for new farmers in our country and a large potential population of new farmers that exists within our veteran and transitioning servicemember populations. The average age of farmers in the U.S. is approaching 60 with 40% over 65. Sixty-three percent (63%) of our farms may be in the last generation. Therefore succession planning is critical in the country's farming future. 2.3 million veterans and transitioning servicemembers are looking for a meaningful way to live life. A high percentage of them indicate an interest in farming. Therefore, a tremendous opportunity exists. To bridge the gap, a pathway to farming for our veterans and servicemembers is needed. Servicemember Agricultural Vocation Education, or S.A.V.E farm, will bridge the gap providing a home-like training center where they can learn to farm and heal as they are brought into the culture of agriculture. Upon completion of training, transitioning servicemembers and veterans will be matched with me

What do we need to do to maintain our VA benefits. I have seen some recent stories lately that will scare the veteran out of his shoes. We will discuss these and more.   Join us at 7pm eastern.

Hadit.com / Blog Talk Veterans Radio Show with special guest James Cripps.This part 2 of the last show we did James Cripps was the first person to prove his exposure to Agent Orange within the U.S. Cripps was a game warden who was responsible for spraying the area to keep the trails clean. The Army won’t admit, however, to spraying outside their testing area, and rely on soil samples taken in 1994 to show how the areas are clean but they likely don’t include all the areas that were sprayed. Camp Crockett, located in Fort Gordon, Georgia, was used as a training ground in the late 1960’s, which may have resulted in many veterans with disabilities due to Agent Orange exposure. From January 1967 to the end of December 1969, the Army was using Camp Crockett as a testing ground for Agent Orange, Agent Blue, and Agent White. Helicopters sprayed the toxins all over a 98-acre spread between “Highway 221 on the west and the artillery range to the east.” Pictures were uncovered of soldiers bathing in a stream fed by

Dana will be our guest speaker. he is the leader of Point Man Mnstries who do one heck of a lot of things to help Veterans from employment to housing. Since 1984, when Seattle Police Officer and Vietnam Veteran Bill Landreth noticed he was arresting the same people each night, he discovered most were Vietnam vets like himself that just never seemed to have quite made it home. He began to meet with them in coffee shops and on a regular basis for fellowship and prayer. Soon, Point Man Ministries was conceived and became a staple of the Seattle area. Bills untimely death soon after put the future of Point Man in jeopardy.   However, Chuck Dean, publisher of a Veterans self help newspaper, Reveille, had a vision for the ministry and developed it into a system of small groups across the USA for the purpose of mutual support and fellowship. These groups are known as Outposts. Worldwide there are hundreds of Outposts and Homefront groups serving the families of veterans.   PMIM is run by veterans from all conflic

James Cripps was the first person to prove his exposure to Agent Orange within the U.S. Cripps was a game warden who was responsible for spraying the area to keep the trails clean. The Army won’t admit, however, to spraying outside their testing area, and rely on soil samples taken in 1994 to show how the areas are clean but they likely don’t include all the areas that were sprayed. Camp Crockett, located in Fort Gordon, Georgia, was used as a training ground in the late 1960’s, which may have resulted in many veterans with disabilities due to Agent Orange exposure. From January 1967 to the end of December 1969, the Army was using Camp Crockett as a testing ground for Agent Orange, Agent Blue, and Agent White. Helicopters sprayed the toxins all over a 98-acre spread between “Highway 221 on the west and the artillery range to the east.” Pictures were uncovered of soldiers bathing in a stream fed by Leitner Lake, which is “within a 6 to 8 square mile area” of where toxic mists could have drifted.    

What to do when you receive other veterans information in your C file and when the VA declares you dead even though you are alive   Join us for this show.

According to Veterans Affairs the DBQ's help speed the VA Claims process. Disability Benefits Questionnaires (DBQs) are downloadable forms created for Veterans' use in the evaluation process for disability benefits. DBQs will help speed the processing of Veterans' disability compensation and pension claims. DBQs allow Veterans and Servicemembers to have more control over the disability claims process by giving them the option of visiting a primary care provider in their community, at their expense, instead of completing an evaluation at a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) facility. The streamlined forms use check boxes and standardized language so that the disability rating can be made accurately and quickly.

Join us as we continue last weeks discussion with Alex Graham .

Introducing Mr. Ray McClure. Ray is a Medical Marvel who has survived a Massive Heart Attack and is now fighting back against the same folks who left him for dead.  Join Jerrel, Ray, his wife Nora and yours truly for this uplifting and inspiring episode. 

John Rossie will join us and update the issues the Blue Water Navy is facing as they attempt to pry their earned benefits out of the Death Grip hold the VA has on them. 

Shreddergate Part 2. Really? The IG has busted the VA again with claims documents in the shredding bins. Here we go again. When will it ever end? We will examine the latest news about this one as it is just breaking.   The show is at 7:00 pm eastern so Join us. 

Please join Asknod, Basser and Jerrel Cook for this episode. We will be discussing how to use the independent living program and how it works. Alex is the guru on this subject so pull up a chair and listen tot his show. The show is at 7:00pm eastern.

  We will discuss some Agent Orange issues as well as other important items concerning the Department of Veterans Affairs.   Join Jerrel, Asknod and J basser as we discuss these topics and more. 

Why is the Department of Veterans Affairs charging for service connected tests and medicines. They are not supposed to do so.  Lets find out and blow the whistle as your insurance rates are going up because of this fraudulent activity.

  What happens in Vegas Stays in Vegas. Alex will tell us all about the training he attended in his quest to become an accredited agent. Join Alex, Jerrel and Basser for this show.