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"The VA is overrun with claims," said Derek Coy, development coordinator for the nonprofit Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America. Coy, an Iraq War Marine, waited 13 months for his **disability** claim to be processed in Texas, even though he had "all my **...**
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