KT Leonard (RevKev)

Ordained/anointed Clergy. Retired GC. Veteran helping Veterans. Fav oxymorons: Dodge Ram, civil war, maga Christian/patriot, jumbo shrimp, bittersweet.

[KT Leonard (RevKev) @stillKT]

@washingtonpost go fuck yourselves

Anyone who was disabled while serving in the armed forces — or whose service-related injuries later became disabling — whether after 30 seconds or 30 years of service, deserves our support and should be compensated. Lifelong injuries sustained in service are, in their own way, a form of lifelong service, because those individuals continue carrying the physical, mental, and emotional cost of that service every day for the rest of their lives. You disrespected people who will serve every day of their lives.

[KT Leonard (RevKev) @stillKT]

@washingtonpost @DeptVetAffairs @DAVHQ
This is my reply based on observation, knowledge, facts and lived experience.

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A series of reports published by The Washington Post beginning in October 2025 sparked significant controversy surrounding the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) disability compensation system.

The investigation alleged that the rapid rise in disability ratings is driven, in part, by “manipulative tactics” from for-profit consultants and coaches who encourage veterans to exaggerate their ailments.

That’s bullshit. Fuck you.

Yes, there is some fraud and abuse in the VA disability system. No system is immune to that. But the reality is that the VA disability system is incredibly difficult to navigate.

I’ve known people who were severely disabled by service-related injuries or illnesses who are sitting at 10% or 40% because of paperwork mistakes, language conflicts, or because they filed the wrong form after being told by the VA itself that it was the correct one.

I know people who have used the wrong word during an evaluation or happened to go in on a relatively decent day and had their rating reduced. Two days later, they were right back to being the same person whose condition justified the original rating—but now they’re just as fucked up with a lower rating than they deserve.

Situations like that are far more common than veterans scamming the system.

The truth is, this system is incredibly hard to navigate. Securing an appropriate rating is already an uphill battle, and gaming the system is even harder.

From my experience, the biggest reason ratings have increased in recent years is simple: a massive number of veterans are getting older. The conditions that were rated at 30% or 40% ten or fifteen years ago have worsened and, in many cases, have become completely debilitating. Compensation is their lifeline. It's the only thing keeping them from being

JUST ANOTHER HOMELESS VETERAN

I know a lot of disabled veterans, and not a single one of them is faking anything. In fact, most have lower ratings than they should. Many don’t even realize they can request increases as their conditions worsen. Others are afraid to try because they fear someone will screw it up and they’ll end up with a decrease instead.

BTW, we're not just talking money we're talking veterans who are desperately in need of appropriate healthcare. Wait times have doubled and tripled over the last year or so. Mental health, physical health, everything health.

And there’s another issue people rarely talk about: there are too many doctors and medical professionals doing these assessments who are either incompetent, indifferent, or both. They can screw a veteran over for weeks, months, years, or even a lifetime.

Obtaining appropriate VA disability compensation is a complicated, often exhausting process. It is not easy. Not by any stretch.

When these articles refered to people assisting veterans as “coaches” or use similarly loaded language, what they’re often really describing are people telling veterans what it takes to avoid screwing themselves over—or getting screwed over by incompetent medical personnel or the occasional clueless VA employee or rater.

And for the record, the vast majority of people working within the VA system—service personnel, claims processors, and medical staff—are doing everything they can under an overwhelming workload, despite what this administration has piled onto them.

Veterans need more support, not hiring freezes, and not people being fired or laid off because of the color of their skin or the sound of their name.

Because of this administration, the VA is down tens of thousands of vital personnel. (To include more than 500 doctors and 1,000 nurses).

To make the numbers look better, they hid unfilled positions behind a hiring freeze, effectively making desperately needed roles disappear from the active count. On top of that, they eliminated (next)

[KT Leonard (RevKev) @stillKT]

@EmmaScott @Sammy_1999_ Valid point

[KT Leonard (RevKev) @stillKT]

Says the person who lied multiple times in one thread

This is maga

[Lynn @GenX__86]

@stillKT Good. I don't associate with fakes and liars. Good riddance.

[KT Leonard (RevKev) @stillKT]

@lyssasphere I've summarized someone in less than 2 minutes

[KT Leonard (RevKev) @stillKT]

@GenX__86 I don't have extended conversations that require integrity with people like you. You will refuse to be honorable, I will have wasted my time. I agree, the grass is blue.

[KT Leonard (RevKev) @stillKT]

Says the person who commented this, on my post.

Maga really is this stupid

[Lynn @GenX__86]

@stillKT Who are you talking to? No one interacts with your posts. 😂

[KT Leonard (RevKev) @stillKT]

@Arkypatriot @MichelleMaxwell @WendlingRichard

[KT Leonard (RevKev) @stillKT]

@Arkypatriot @Angry_American0 There's no such thing as a beta male.

[KT Leonard (RevKev) @stillKT]

@difficultpatty Decades ago

[KT Leonard (RevKev) @stillKT]

@ApePlissken01 You're not the only one aware of Tapdance Nation.

[KT Leonard (RevKev) @stillKT]

One of these things is not like the other.

Dishonest, emotionally fragile people sound like this. And this is maga

[Lynn @GenX__86]

@stillKT @MikeBales You're a fucking idiot. Reality isn't your thing, is it? We know the truth hurts. I will say it again, YOU are exactly what he is describing. If you can't handle it, that's not my fault. 🤷‍♀️

[KT Leonard (RevKev) @stillKT]

@Justin_Nunley Dandelions were imported by European immigrants for food, drink and medicine.

[KT Leonard (RevKev) @stillKT]

@princess_kim_k Scum

[KT Leonard (RevKev) @stillKT]

The third most populated state of Florida...🙄😂

[Catturd ™ @catturd2]

One more time …

I live in the third most populated state of Florida, and our entire state can easily count votes that night.

If it takes longer than that to count votes in just a city, Democrats are cheating again.

Democrats can’t win unless they cheat.

[KT Leonard (RevKev) @stillKT]

@catturd2 How many other states of Florida are there?

[KT Leonard (RevKev) @stillKT]

@JojoInTheWoods @MikeBales None of my family are bootlickers

[KT Leonard (RevKev) @stillKT]

@JudyLop14217671 @MikeBales Hello bootlicker

[KT Leonard (RevKev) @stillKT]

@GenX__86 @MikeBales Thank you for immediately exposing yourself as a liar. It tells me you’re dishonest and probably emotionally fragile—what decent, honorable people would call average MAGA behavior.

[KT Leonard (RevKev) @stillKT]

@Kirstenpp33 @Petaybee1 @alyssamariiee11 Undocumented are still getting across and in

[KT Leonard (RevKev) @stillKT]

@EricItse1 @MikeBales Hello bootlicker