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    May 30, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  1. Obama needs to start sweating the small stuff

    President Barack Obama likes doing the big things. This is, after all, the man who claimed that his victorious 2008 campaign was "the moment when the rise of the oceans began to slow and our planet began to heal."
    President Barack Obama likes doing the big things. This is, after all, the man who claimed that his victorious 2008 campaign was "the moment when the rise of the oceans began to slow and our planet began to heal." He was roundly (and rightly) derided...

    Tags: Memorial Day, Tea Party Movement, The New York Times, Veterans Affairs, Parties and Movements

    2. May 28, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  2. VA looks to American Legion, other veterans groups for help with backlog

    As officials at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs look internally for solutions to a claims backlog that is drawing increasing fire from Capitol Hill, they are also reaching for outside help from some of the nation's best-known veterans groups.
    As officials at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs look internally for solutions to a claims backlog that is drawing increasing fire from Capitol Hill, they are also reaching for outside help from some of the nation's best-known veterans groups....

    Tags: Memorial Day, United Way , Veterans Affairs, Chuck Hagel, Government

    3. May 20, 2013 | Allentown Morning Call

  3. The VA's latest plan to eliminate backlog of veterans benefits claims

    Watchdog with Paul Muschick
    The Department of Veterans Affairs has come up with several ideas to eliminate the backlog of veterans claims for benefits. It previously has announced a move to electronic claims processing and said it would expedite claims that have been pending......
    4. May 24, 2013 |Story| Hartford Courant

  4. Vets Are Owed A Better Disability Benefits System

    U.S. Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki's visit to Connecticut earlier this month to promote his new all-automated claims processing system was just so much "blah, blah, blah," according to one unimpressed Vietnam vet. Who can blame veterans for...

    Tags: Veterans Affairs

    5. May 22, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  5. Lawmakers press Pentagon, VA to cooperate on claims backlog

    A bipartisan group of lawmakers pressed the Obama administration Wednesday to reduce the backlog of disability claims at the Department of Veterans Affairs by improving cooperation between the several agencies that have a role in the process.
    A bipartisan group of lawmakers pressed the Obama administration Wednesday to reduce the backlog of disability claims at the Department of Veterans Affairs by improving cooperation between the several agencies that have a role in the process. Senators...

    Tags: Nancy Pelosi, Memorial Day, Veterans Affairs, Parties and Movements, Chuck Hagel

    6. May 21, 2013 | Daily Press

  6. VA and veterans organization announced alliance to reduce claims backlog

    Under fire for its backlog of disability claims, the Department of Veterans Affairs on Tuesday announced it would enlist the help of two established service organizations to speed the process. The Disabled American Veterans and the American Legion...

    Tags: Disabled American Veterans, Education, American Legion, Veterans Affairs, Colleges and Universities

    7. May 16, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Recognition for a reserved WWII vet

    Like many World War II veterans, he speaks modestly about his service. He is quiet and a polite listener, not the kind to draw attention to himself. But a few months ago, as he visited the National WWII Museum in New Orleans, other veterans noticed...

    Tags: Tokyo (Japan), U.S. Army, Human Interest, Awards and Prizes, Armed Forces

    8. May 24, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  8. White House chief of staff visits local VA office

    White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough visited the Baltimore regional office of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on Friday to discuss efforts to address the agency's persistent backlog of veterans disability claims.
    White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough visited the Baltimore regional office of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on Friday to discuss efforts to address the agency's persistent backlog of veterans disability claims. The Baltimore office,...

    Tags: Science and Technology, Barack Obama, Veterans Affairs, Chuck Hagel, White House

    9. Apr 24, 2013 |Column| Allentown Morning Call

  9. VA to process vets' claims faster

    Taking a cue from the Bible, the Department of Veterans Affairs has decided the last shall be first. The agency announced last week it will expedite claims for disability benefits that have been pending for a year or longer. Those veterans will receive...

    Tags: Patrick J. Toomey, Career and Workplace, American Legion, Veterans Affairs, Allentown

    10. Apr 24, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  10. Md.'s House delegation demands fixes at Baltimore VA office from Shinseki

    Maryland's U.S. House delegation met Wednesday with Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric K. Shinseki to keep pressure on the agency to fix problems at the troubled Baltimore office and follow up on promises for improvement.
    Maryland's U.S. House delegation met Wednesday with Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric K. Shinseki to keep pressure on the agency to fix problems at the troubled Baltimore office and follow up on promises for improvement. Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, a Southern...

    Tags: C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger, Steny Hoyer, Veterans Affairs, Baltimore County, U.S. Congress

    11. Apr 19, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  11. VA to immediately evaluate, pay oldest disability claims

    The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs announced Friday a plan to immediately evaluate and pay the oldest disability claims, a move that advocates expect will bring relief to Maryland servicemen and women who face one of the largest backlogs in the country.
    The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs announced Friday a plan to immediately evaluate and pay the oldest disability claims, a move that advocates expect will bring relief to Maryland servicemen and women who face one of the largest backlogs in the...

    Tags: John Sarbanes, Veterans Affairs, Parties and Movements, Politics, Barbara A. Mikulski

    12. Apr 15, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  12. Senators call on VA to bring in additional staff

    With staff members at the Baltimore office of the Department of Veterans Affairs spending a month in training, Maryland's senators called on VA Secretary Eric K. Shinseki to dispatch more analysts to help work through one of the worst disability claims backlogs in the nation.
    With staff members at the Baltimore office of the Department of Veterans Affairs spending a month in training, Maryland's senators called on VA Secretary Eric K. Shinseki to dispatch more analysts to help work through one of the worst disability claims...

    Tags: American Legion, Veterans Affairs, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

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