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VA releases number of survivors who collect disability benefits for veterans who die waiting
The Baltimore SunFamily members of nearly 19,500 veterans who died while they waited for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to complete a review of their disability benefits claim collected $436.9 million last year, according to information the agency provided...Tags: Agent Orange Poisoning (1961-1971), U.S. Congress
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Local veterans plan events to mark 60th anniversary of end of Korean War
dan.dearth@herald-mail.comLocal Korean War veterans plan to mark the 60th anniversary of that conflict’s end with a number of events, including the dedication of a granite memorial in Hagerstown. John Koontz, 80, and Jim Mobley, 84, who are members of Antietam Chapter No....Tags: United Nations, Wars and Interventions, Roxbury, Arts and Culture, Korean War (1950-1953)
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VA is a failure and embarrassment to this administration
The problems cited by the article "VA falls short on helping veterans" (Jan. 27) regarding the Veterans Affairs Department's huge delays in processing disability payments raises another question regarding how well it administers its responsibility for...Tags: Michelle Obama
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Baltimore VA office worst in nation for processing disability claims
The Baltimore office of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is the slowest in the country in processing disability claims for servicemen and servicewomen — averaging about a year — and makes more mistakes than any other office. The...
Tags: Oakland (Chicago, Illinois), Agent Orange Poisoning (1961-1971), Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), U.S. Army, Iraq War (2003-2011)
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Veterans: Coming home in one piece but not in peace
HealthThe military hero looked out of place in the bar. He was walking toward me and I couldn't avert his gaze. HIis eyes carried the look of pain, indelible experiences from his career as a military sniper. I didn't know he was a veteran when I first met him.... -
Md. congressional leadership demands answers from VA
Calling the failures at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in Baltimore "inexcusable," Maryland's congressional leadership on Monday demanded the beleaguered agency develop an immediate plan to fix the local problems in processing disability claims....
Tags: Heart Disease, Benjamin L. Cardin, Agent Orange Poisoning (1961-1971), U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations, Politics
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VA won't say how many veterans die waiting for disability benefits
The Baltimore SunHow many veterans die annually while they wait for the embattled U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to approve their claim for disability benefits? The answer: The VA won’t say. In half a dozen calls and emails, The Baltimore Sun asked the VA... -
VA woes: Where were Md.'s elected officials?
It almost makes you laugh. Rep. C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger says that the situation at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in Baltimore "is and has been unacceptable for years" ("Officials demand answers from VA," Jan 29). Well, if it has been that... -
VFW helping veterans collect VA benefits
Dawn Brown left the Navy after 15 years when she developed Hodgkin's lymphoma. She lost her job as a secretary at a Baltimore school about a month before she was diagnosed with breast cancer. She didn't know that her military service qualified her for...
Tags: Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Hospitals and Clinics, Injuries and Wounds, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Prince George's County
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Delegation and Save the VA meet with VA Secretary
RAPID CITY, S.D. - Supporters of keeping Veterans Affairs medical facilities open in Hot Springs have made their case directly to the agency's head. The state's congressional delegation, Gov. Dennis Daugaard and representatives of the "Save the VA"...Tags: Washington, DC, Dennis Daugaard, Eric Shinseki
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Report: SEAL who killed Bin Laden is struggling in civilian life
The American raid to kill Osama bin Laden may be the most famous top-secret mission of all time, and the latest petal of secrecy was peeled away by Bin Laden's killer himself. On Monday, Esquire and the Center for Investigative Reporting co-released a...Tags: September 11, 2001 Attacks, Pension and Welfare, Osama bin Laden, Congressional Medal of Honor Heroes, Politics
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Confusion swirls around Esquire story on Osama bin Laden's killer
The fog of Abbottabad strikes again. On Tuesday, confusion continued to swirl around Esquire magazine's cover story about the Navy SEAL who killed Osama bin Laden during the instantly legendary May 2011 raid on the terrorist leader's compound in...Tags: Osama bin Laden, Congressional Medal of Honor Heroes, Punishment, Newspaper and Magazine, Periodicals
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