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8 de junio de 2009

CRISIS EN VETERANOS CASI LLEGA A UN MILLÓN DE RECLAMACIONES DE VETERANOS ENFERMOS SIN SER ATENDIDAS

Crisis at the VA as Benefits Claims Backlog Nearly Tops One Million
During the past four months, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) backlog of unfinished disability claims grew by more than 100,000, adding to an already mountainous backlog that is now close to topping one million.
The VA's claims backlog, which includes all benefits claims and all appeals at the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) and the Board of Veterans Appeals at VA, was 803,000 on January 5, 2009. The backlog hit 915,000 on May 4, 2009, a staggering 14 percent increase in four months....