Rodney Deflumeri

Army veteran; Former DAV Commander & CSO, National Deputy Chief of Staff, former USPS Postmaster Retired, Flour Daniels construction foreman.

[Rodney Deflumeri @RodneyDefl1ag]

@endwarriortax @DanielBledsoe76 @RepBost Amen!

[Rodney Deflumeri @RodneyDefl1ag]

I'm a disabled vet and former DAV Volunteer. I resigned in Jan 2026 over their financial concerns.

HR 9237: 34 Pros, 4 Cons. The Sec 108 pay-for is a VA rule happening anyway.

DAV No, VFW No, Legion Yes, PVA Yes, CVA Yes, and I say yes, pass it!

Full scorecard:
https://t.co/Z64JwRl9Ht

[Rodney Deflumeri @RodneyDefl1ag]

@EV_Trapper I’m not sure I’m understanding how there not related but that’s ok. Good luck.

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Dude is using cap’s EDISTO ISLAND’s natives language or are you just trying to show off by using big words like “codified”. No one is missing a point, this entire thread was meant to have some meaningful dialogue. If you’re not capable, why don’t you see your way out of the conversation.

[Rodney Deflumeri @RodneyDefl1ag]

The TCAVA finally fixes the unfair pay offset for combat‑disabled, medically retired vets. DAV’s political theater over tinnitus and sleep apnea or marketing campaign is to protect their own massive donor reserves and executive salaries, not veterans. https://t.co/aljvY2UAI2

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@DanielBledsoe76 @endwarriortax @RepBost Nobody’s dancing around anything. Congress jammed good and bad into one omnibus, and VA’s biggest tinnitus/sleep apnea/mental‑health changes are still only proposed, not codified. You’re fine losing the entire package? I’m not with vets losing out on other stalled benefits.

[Rodney Deflumeri @RodneyDefl1ag]

@KVL497 That’s what you got out of this conversation? Thanks for adding your insight and unique wisdom. 🤦🏻

[Rodney Deflumeri @RodneyDefl1ag]

I’m not refusing your points we just draw the line in different places. You want no cuts and no codification at all, even if that means finding a totally different pay‑for. I’m asking a narrower question: if VA & Congress push some version of the cuts anyway, is it better for veterans to keep the savings inside VA for long‑stalled benefits or let them vanish into Treasury? That’s a values difference, not me ignoring you.

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@DanielBledsoe76 @endwarriortax Fine! 😂 I’m hoping for the best outcome for all of us! We should not even be in this situation.

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VA’s VASRD modernization

First wave: musculoskeletal, skin, digestive/GERD, eye, dental/endocrine. Done. finalized in 38 CFR Part 4.

2nd wave: tinnitus, sleep apnea, mental‑health. I hope we all agree losing both & not adding everything under H.R. 9237 would be a horrible?

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VA’s VASRD modernization in waves:

First wave: musculoskeletal, skin, digestive/GERD, eye, dental/endocrine – already final. Done!

Last wave: tinnitus, sleep apnea, and a major mental‑health rewrite – still proposed, not final. It would be a shame to lose both now and gain nothing!

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@DanielBledsoe76 @endwarriortax January 2026 House Veterans’ Affairs Committee hearing where VA senior executives testified about upcoming changes to the rating schedules for tinnitus, sleep apnea, mental health, and related conditions; got it 👍

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@CalebHart87 January 2026 House Veterans’ Affairs Committee hearing where VA senior executives testified about upcoming changes to the rating schedules for tinnitus, sleep apnea, mental health, and related conditions;

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HR 9237 - Take Care of America's Veterans Act. 34 Pros. 4 Cons. One honest question: do the savings fund 60 stalled veteran bills, or vanish into Treasury? DAV says no. American Legion, PVA, and I say pass it. Full scorecard with receipts: https://t.co/uBWEiGfdqu

[Rodney Deflumeri @RodneyDefl1ag]

I do recognize that difference. A VA rule and Section 108 are not the same thing – Section 108 locks a specific version of the cuts into statute as the offset. You’re arguing there should be no cuts or offsets at all. My position is narrower: If Congress insists on using this pay‑for, those dollars are better kept inside the VA system and tied to veteran‑facing benefits than allowed to disappear into Treasury.

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@CalebHart87 I’m not arguing nothing these are simple facts. I’m simply stating would you rather lose both tinnitus and Sleep Apnea and get nothing back in exchange? I’m not stating, I agree with them going away but they have been on the list since 2022? Just like the GERD changes look it up.

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@DanielBledsoe76 @endwarriortax Danial, I watched the last VBA Congressional hearing where the VA testified the changes would be done by the end of this FY 2026. There are always some VA procedural hurdles and it could have been delayed again but it is going to happen just like the GERD changes.

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@DanielBledsoe76 @davidmedic81 I think, I just sent you a reply with a clarification my LinkedIn post explains more. Let me know if you got it. The original also has a link to the LinkedIn document with clickable links.

[Rodney Deflumeri @RodneyDefl1ag]

Good question, I hate 28 character limit on X. When I said “Section 108 pay‑for is a VA rule happening anyway,” I meant VA already proposed changing the sleep apnea and tinnitus rating schedule in 2022 and told Congress it plans to finalize that rule. I’m not claiming Congress invented those cuts, I’m arguing Section 108 decides where those savings go once VA acts. The treasury or back into VA disabilities thru the current bill.

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Likewise, I appreciate you engaging on the mechanics instead of just the headlines. From my side, the core ask is simple: whatever happens with H.Res. 1377, veterans deserve a transparent debate on Section 108 and any alternative offsets, not a closed‑rule shortcut. I’ll be watching this week to see whether the House gives itself that chance.

[Rodney Deflumeri @RodneyDefl1ag]

Fair point to flag, so let me clarify what I meant. I’m not saying Congress “invented” the sleep apnea / tinnitus cuts for H.R. 9237. Those rating‑schedule changes were proposed by VA in 2022 and VA has told Congress it intends to finalize that rule on its own. My 34‑PRO / 4‑CON scorecard treats Section 108 as one of the 4 clear negatives and then asks a narrower question: if VA implements those changes anyway, do the resulting savings just disappear into Treasury, or are they kept inside the VA benefit ecosystem to fund the 34 veteran‑facing provisions bundled in this bill? That’s the trade I’m trying to surface, not to imply the cuts started as a “so‑called offset.”

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I agree we’re closer than it looks, and I appreciate you focusing on process. Section 108 is one of only 4 CONS in my 34‑PRO / 4‑CON scorecard – I’m not defending the cut, only arguing that if VA’s 2022 tinnitus/sleep apnea rule goes forward anyway, keeping that pay‑for inside VA to unlock the 34 provisions is better than letting the same savings vanish into Treasury. On H.Res. 1377, I��d support a different rule that allows amendments and a clean strike of Section 108 with a replacement pay‑for that doesn’t cut future disability.