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DAV official urges stronger VA accountability, flags $1,000 indigent burial shortfall
Summary
William Hartman of the Disabled American Veterans Department of Ohio told the House Veterans and Military Development Committee that the DAV seeks greater enforcement of VA promises, highlighted delays in care and said Trumbull Countyreceives $1,000 for indigent veteran burials, an amount he called inadequate.
William Hartman, representing the Disabled American Veterans (DAV) Department of Ohio, told the Ohio House Veterans and Military Development Committee that the DAV is pushing for stronger accountability from the Department of Veterans Affairs and urged lawmakers to attend to local gaps in services for indigent veterans.
Hartman said the DAVworks to help veterans access VA benefits, advocates on Capitol Hill and educates the public about veteransneeds. He told the committee that DAV services cover both physical and "invisible" wounds, explicitly including…
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