Washington Examiner – Mistakes and years-long appeals continue to haunt veterans seeking disability benefits even as the Department of Veterans Affairs achieves some success in reducing the backlog of initial claims, key senators warned a top agency official Wednesday in a hearing before the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.
Committee Chairman Senator Bernie Sanders asked VA Under Secretary for Benefits, Allison A. Hickey, to submit a plan within 45 days outlining steps to reduce wait times.