Angry vets demand end to backlog of disability claims - Los Angeles Times

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[**Angry vets demand end to backlog of **disability** claims**][3]
**Los Angeles Times**
More than 200 veterans attend a forum organized by lawmakers seeking to expedite stalled or bungled **disability** claims. One attendee filed his claim in 1947. Veteran Douglas Briggs throws up his arms in frustration as he makes his feelings known about **...**
[Angry veterans demand end to **disability** claims backlog][4]The Bay Citizen
[Veterans meet with VA officials to discuss delayed **disability** claims][5]KTVU San Francisco
[AFGE Calls for Improved Management and Increased Resources to Address the VA's **...**][6]MarketWatch (press release)
[San Francisco Chronicle][7] -[KGO-TV][2] -[Contra Costa Times][8]
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