The Swarm: VA pledges to speed up Northern California disability claims - Modesto Bee

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[**The Swarm: VA pledges to speed up Northern California **disability** claims**][3]
**Modesto Bee**
By Foon Rhee The US Department of Veterans Affairs is offering what looks like a smidgen of progress to deal with a big backlog and a high error rate at the office that handles **disability** claims for Northern California vets. Responding to a Thursday **...**
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