In Congress here, we need to work collaboratively with the VA and with the VSOs to come up with that plan and create a system that will deal with these appeals in a timely fashion.
That is just not acceptable.
I would just ask Ms. McCoy, you said you were hiring 300 new people.
We have made a commitment to caring for our veterans, and we owe them an answer on appeals for that care in a timely and accurate fashion.
I am proud to represent the eastern portion of the Riverside County which has the ninth largest veteran population in the country.
I would ask Ms. Eskenazi to kind of address that issue of the 72 percent of the claims who are already receiving some kind of benefits.
as you work to improve the letters sent to veterans, be sure that there is an element of standardization.
I think those are good recommendations, and I want to work with you on them because I think they fit right in with the proposal I made at th...
Is there any system that makes sense as a way to prioritize?
This simple improvement will increase flexibility to relieve the physical and financial burdens on veterans.
I think we need to take action so we don't get too far behind and we are not having this exact same hearing 2 years from now.