VA's 2011 budget also focuses on three concerns that are of critical importance to our Veterans--easier access to benefits and services; reducing the disability claims backlog and the time Veterans wait before receiving earned benefits; and ending the downward spiral that results in Veterans' homelessness.
Shinseki highlights key focus areas in the VA's budget for Veterans.
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To care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow and his orphan.
We have hired--we have over 100,000 veterans as part of our workforce, fully 30 percent, and our goal is 40 percent.
We continually seek innovative ways to further improve our ability to design and construct state-of-the-art facilities for Veterans and their families.
Congress should continue its oversight and hearings to stimulate VA and DoD to improve their policies and practices for MST care and claims compensation.