{"product_id":"navigating-va-health-care-john-lafferty-9798218740757","title":"Navigating VA Health Care: A Veteran's Guide to Enforcing Your Rights, Fixing the Record, and Holding the VA System Accountable","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"You look fine. Independent. Denied.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThat's what the VA nurse charted-despite the veteran reporting shortness of breath, needing help showering, and falling twice that month.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThis isn't fiction. It's how real veterans are being denied care-\u003cb\u003ebecause the record doesn't reflect reality.\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVeterans are being looped, misquoted, and deflected using phrases like: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"It's VA policy.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"That's not how the system works.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"We're doing everything we can.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eBehind these polite phrases is a closed loop of inaction, excuses, and denial. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis book breaks it open.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e✅ \u003cb\u003eYou'll learn how to: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpot dangerous errors and omissions in your VA medical records\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUse \u003cb\u003eVHA Directives\u003c\/b\u003e to force corrections that VA can't ignore\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrepare complaints with the right language-so they stick\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnderstand how \u003cb\u003eVA staff deflect responsibility\u003c\/b\u003e using policy as a shield\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBreak the \u003cb\u003e\"VA Chicken Loop\"\u003c\/b\u003e that keeps you cycling between advocates, specialists, and denials\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Lafferty\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798218740757\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e John Lafferty\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/16\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 254\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.76lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.53d","brand":"John Lafferty","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47201162166527,"sku":"9798218740757","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_08189bb9-64bf-4763-91e0-ab13bdee7c78.jpg?v=1756789062","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/navigating-va-health-care-john-lafferty-9798218740757","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}