Tuck The FrumpersVeterans risked their lives for this country. Instead of vice-like THANK YOUs, too many end up betrayed by the system. From endless benefit delays to outright fraud—this thread lays it all bare. 🧵
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The VA backlog has gone nuclear. As of mid-2025, 877,000+ claims pending, with 201,000+ delayed beyond 125 days—meaning veterans wait YEARS just for basic disability compensation
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For appeals, the Board of Veterans’ Appeals can only handle 120,000 cases a year, but there are nearly 200,000 pending. Many vets face 4-year waits for appeals. That’s institutional neglect.
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During COVID, thousands of veterans’ claims were improperly denied because they couldn’t see a doctor. A Navy vet’s back issues went unaddressed while bureaucracy thrived.
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Benefit denials aren’t rare—they’re algorithmic. In 2024 alone, nearly 36% of VA disability claims were denied outright with no fix in sight. That’s almost 1 in 3 veterans left hanging
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Years ago, the Phoenix VA scandal revealed a secret wait list that left veterans waiting 115 days for care while the public was told it was just 24. At least 6 died while buried in the backlog
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Then there’s Walter Reed, where wounded soldiers languished in vermin, delayed, and buried under red tape—even barred from timely care because their records couldn’t be located.
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Sexual assault survivors get the worst treatment. Women reporting assault get booted from service with “unfavorable” discharges, cutting them off from benefits entirely. It’s not just amnesia—it’s active punishment.
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Black and other minority vets got cheated too. Under the original GI Bill, discriminatory policies and redlining stripped many Black veterans of homeownership and school loans—rights denied by design.
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We owe vets more than cold words. We owe them expanded access—not brick-wall bureaucracy. Real care, real justice, real repair—for those who gave everything.
#SupportOurVeterans
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