Thomas Bandzul, legislative counsel for Veterans and Military Families for Progress, joins Current TV’s John Fugelsang to offer potential reasons as to why n…
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Who is to blame for the backlog of disability claims at the Department of Veterans Affairs?
Article: Nearly 600000 Wounded Vets Claims for Disability Suffered in Iraq and Afghanistan Wars 'backlogged' for Months – There's a big controversy concerning the Dep't of Veterans Affairs where nearly 600000 wounded …
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Nearly 600000 Wounded Vets Claims for Disability … – OpEdNews
The Veterans Disability Act of 2010 is a Federal law which exempts VA disability from withholding of any sort. Actually, existing code USC, Title 38, §5301 already protected VA disability from withholding, but this provision was …
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SHOCK: IRS Caught Laundering Veterans Disability Checks …
The backlog of disability claims for Veterans is getting a lot of media coverage, and everyone throughout VA, from the Secretary on down, has acknowledged that this is an urgent problem they are working to fix.
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Separate System Ensures Wounded Troops Receive Disability …
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Veterans Affairs is withholding bonuses for senior officials who oversee disability claims, citing a failure to meet performance goals for reducing a sizable backlog in claims processing …
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VA withholds disability claims executives' bonuses – Washington …
WASHINGTON (AP) — Veterans waiting more than a year for a decision on their disability claims are moving to the front of the line, under a new program announced Friday.
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VA moves to process oldest disability claims first – Daily Tribune
Although the federal Veterans Administration has been taking heat nationally for a growing backlog and increased times to process disabled veterans benefits, the office in VA Secretary Eric Shinseki's home state of Hawaii …
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Longer Wait For Disability Benefits In VA Secretary's Home State
During an appearance on MSNBC, Aaron Glantz of the Center for Investigative Reporting explained why the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs was failing to process so many disability benefits claims.
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Reporter explains 'complete dysfunctionality' of Veterans Affairs …
WASHINGTON – Veterans groups are rallying to fight any proposal to change disability payments as the federal government attempts to address its long-term debt problem. They say they've sacrificed already. Government ..
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Daily Chronicle | Veterans fight changes to disability payments
WASHINGTON — Veterans groups are rallying to fight any proposal to change disability payments as the federal government attempts to address its long-term debt problem. They say they've sacrificed already.
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Veterans fight changes to disability payments – Marine Corps Times
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