Post by Logan on Jul 1, 2016 22:08:03 GMT -6
California veterans face long march in appealing disability benefits
WASHINGTON -- The decorated Vietnam War veteran with an aching back sought care at the Fresno Veterans Affairs Medical Center in California.
Then the unnamed vet found himself on the vexing backlog of veterans appealing benefits decisions. While lawmakers and civil servants alike struggle to shrink the backlog, politics is slowing the arrival of reinforcements.
A fiscal 2017 funding bill that includes major boosts for the beleaguered Board of Veterans Appeals remains hung up for unrelated reasons. The delay, while it won’t last forever, epitomizes the frustrations facing many veterans.
“Unconscionably, thousands of veterans who have sacrificed for our country are struggling to access benefits they have already earned,” Rep. Raul Ruiz, D-Calif., said during House debate on the bill.
Read more here: www.sacbee.com/latest-news/article87256492.html
WASHINGTON -- The decorated Vietnam War veteran with an aching back sought care at the Fresno Veterans Affairs Medical Center in California.
Then the unnamed vet found himself on the vexing backlog of veterans appealing benefits decisions. While lawmakers and civil servants alike struggle to shrink the backlog, politics is slowing the arrival of reinforcements.
A fiscal 2017 funding bill that includes major boosts for the beleaguered Board of Veterans Appeals remains hung up for unrelated reasons. The delay, while it won’t last forever, epitomizes the frustrations facing many veterans.
“Unconscionably, thousands of veterans who have sacrificed for our country are struggling to access benefits they have already earned,” Rep. Raul Ruiz, D-Calif., said during House debate on the bill.
Read more here: www.sacbee.com/latest-news/article87256492.html