The problem begins in DOD where women--particularly, but also some men who are in combat--experience their records being notoriously incomplete or vague.
One piece of paper lost, one piece of evidence, is too many.
One of the things I hear from veterans all the time is that their paperwork is lost.
Thank you very much for holding today's hearing to discuss VA's disability claims and appeals process.
This is extremely important. I am hearing from a lot of women who have been in Iraq, some in Afghanistan, who have come ...
I have to say I am still--because I talk to veterans--really worried.
when somebody goes over and serves our country and then--simply because somebody does not write something on a form--com...
We still have a lot of work to do, because I think the veterans often see that when they go to file a claim, the deck is...
I am frequently reminded that a lot of veterans see the VA as their adversary, not as an advocate.
If we are not working with the spouses and the families, we often lose a lot of the resources.
Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman, Senator Johanns this morning, and all of our colleagues, for holding this really impo...