Veteran's Administration Decision

[Dave & Sammy]

wow that is longer then I have been alive it was funny I don't think of how
long it has been and when I asked I usaly gused a couple weeks ago at my
pros apointment first time with a new  guy and he asked how long it has
been and I half handed guess and said about 2 and half years then I looked
at him and asked the date and he told me and I said let me chnage that
three years ago to day
At 07:46 AM 4/27/99 -0700, you wrote:
>One thing to remember, that among VA approved facilities, it is the veterans
>choice as to where he goes for service.  If he feels he is well served by an
>individual with lesser qualifications than another, then he should have the
>right to go to that facility. Prosthetics ain't brain surgery. (Yes George I
>know certification isn't everything, talent is.)
>
>Greg Johnson
>Vereran, AK
>
>Gee, I just noticed that last week was my 30 year anniversary as an amputee.
>Maybe that was the cause of the unexplained bout of phantom pain?  As one
>frog said to another, "Times fun when you're havin' flies."
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>
>As a follow-up to the Veteran's Administration thread, the following
>comes to us with permission of the author: [edited for brevity]
>
>Briefly, ABC prosthetists must meet more stringent academic and other
>requirements than do BOC prosthetists: By accepting BOC standards (which
>may or may not reflect upon the competence of the individual
>prosthetist) of care for veterans, the VA standards bar has been
>lowered.
>
>Wayne R
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Dave Fales	
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