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VA Claims Vanishing? Veteran Sounds the Alarm

Veteran advocate Steve Miller says some claims for earned VA benefits are disappearing into a bureaucratic “black hole,” leaving veterans waiting for compensation and healthcare.

VA Claims Vanishing? Veteran Sounds the Alarm

Veterans file claims with the Department of Veterans Affairs expecting the system to determine whether they qualify for benefits they earned through military service. But what happens when the claims apparently never make it into the system at all? Veteran advocate Steve Miller says that is exactly what is happening to some veterans — including […]

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