One veteran started a Change.org petition to oust VA Agent Orange denier Thomas Murphy after he was promoted as acting Under Secretary for Benefits at VA.
Murphy, formerly the Director of Compensation, was just
promoted to acting Under Secretary for VBA. Unfortunately for Vietnam
veterans,
In response to the move that has been called “anti-veteran”, Thomas
Osmond created a petition to support ousting the denier, Thomas Murphy.
Please be sure to sign the petition and get read up on the issue. I
cannot figure out how our federal government has devolved to such an
extent where public workers are able to actively defraud veterans of
their benefits.
But that is where we are at today.
SIGN IT: Petition To Fire Thomas Murphy
"Because his six years at Compensation and Pension are fairly judged
to be a relative failure in serving America's Veterans. First, his
determination and success in "holding the line" on Agent Orange claims.
The two most visible groups he's fought on this are the Blue Water Navy
Veterans and the C-123 Veterans Association.
"TCDD, the toxin in Agent Orange, is recognized by science to be the
most toxic of the toxins, and definitely causes "adverse health
effects." VA itself (but not Mr. Murphy) understands that it is a highly
toxic substance.
"Mr. Murphy firmly claimed that Veterans Benefits Administration had
already determined none of the C-123 Veterans were ever exposed, and no
amount of proof from scientists or government agencies would raise the
claim to VA's "as likely as not" threshold. All claims would be denied,
he said.
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