Oakland Veterans Affairs' Office Mishandled Claims, Inspector General Finds - Huffington Post

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[**Oakland Veterans Affairs' Office Mishandled Claims, Inspector General Finds**][3]
**Huffington Post**
By Aaron Glantz Staff at the Department of Veterans Affairs' Oakland office regularly made incorrect decisions when evaluating **disability** claims and failed to inform veterans returning home from Iraq and Afghanistan that they are entitled to free **...**
[Bay Area vets wait almost a year on average to have claims processed at **...**][4]Santa Cruz Sentinel
[Veteran fights 11 years for **disability** claim approval][5]News in photos
[Veterans with claims face long wait at Oakland VA facility][6]Stars and Stripes
[KXXV News Channel 25][7]
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