Friday, May 11, 2012

Disability benefits backlog escalates - San Antonio Express

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[****Disability** benefits backlog escalates**][3]
**San Antonio Express**
By Lindsay Wise More than 37100 veterans are waiting an average of 263 days for the Houston VA Regional Office to process their claims for **disability** benefits, according to data obtained by the Houston Chronicle. Despite an influx of funding and staff **...**
[Oakland Veterans Affairs' Office Mishandled Claims, Inspector General Finds][4]Huffington Post
[Bay Area vets wait almost a year on average to have claims processed at **...**][5]Santa Cruz Sentinel
[Veteran fights 11 years for **disability** claim approval][6]News in photos
[Stars and Stripes][7] -[KXXV News Channel 25][8]
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