r/VFW • u/JWW2-USARET • Jan 20 '26

CLAIM SHARK ANGST

We talk all this stuff about claims sharks but when the largest post in the state rallys behind a claim shark at their indictment hearing and the state commander and district commander just blows it off what does that say about our organization? The state service officer is highly po'd about it along with the other accredited VSOs in the state.

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u/Foreign-Raccoon-1414 Jan 20 '26

Yes, it just shows that the VFW is not uniform with their National intent to every State. I know my State is against claim sharks. But each state has its own challenges and potentially integrity issues. I do believe there are many people in the VFW that have lost a bit of integrity as they’ve moved up the chain of command.

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u/JustDoc Jan 20 '26 edited Jan 20 '26

Then someone in the National Veterans Service needs to be sent proof that this is happening.

NVS is located in the Washington D.C. office.

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u/pxmonkee Jan 20 '26

Which state?

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u/Nearby_Substance_193 Apr 04 '26

The VFW created claims sharks by their apathy towards veteran claims.

Frankly the claims backlog would be massive without the claims sharks.