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Archive Home > 2009 > June > 26 > Groups urge VA to reform procedures

Groups urge VA to reform procedures


June 26, 2009

WASHINGTON — Citing a fast-growing backlog of unresolved disability claims, veterans groups and members of Congress are calling for an overhaul of Department of Veterans Affairs procedures for handling cases.

The number of unprocessed disability claims has grown by nearly 100,000 since....

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