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Sponsor tells committee VA disability claims processing is taking too long; resolution urges federal action
Summary
Senator Schaeffer presented Senate Resolution 22 at a first hearing, urging the president, the VA secretary and Congress to reduce processing times for veterans' disability claims; he cited average processing times and a backlog of more than 254,000 claims.
Senator Schaeffer presented sponsor testimony on Senate Resolution 22 at the Senate Armed Services, Veterans Affairs, and Public Safety Committee, urging federal action to reduce the time the Department of Veterans Affairs takes to process disability claims.
"It is simply unacceptable to take four months to process a veteran's disability…
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