Second lawsuit challenges change in VA claims process https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/second-lawsuit-challenges-change-in-va-claims-process <div class="images-v2-count-1"><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-1" id="image-39124"> <div class="social_icons social-buttons-on-image"> <a href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fsecond-lawsuit-challenges-change-in-va-claims-process%3Futm_source%3DFacebook%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_campaign%3DShare%20to%20facebook' target="_blank" class='social-share-button facebook-share-button'><i class="fa fa-facebook-f"></i></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Second+lawsuit+challenges+change+in+VA+claims+process&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fsecond-lawsuit-challenges-change-in-va-claims-process&amp;via=RallyPoint" target="_blank" class="social-share-button twitter-custom-share-button"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a> <a href="mailto:?subject=Check 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href="http://www.stripes.com/news/veterans/second-lawsuit-challenges-change-in-va-claims-process-1.344753">http://www.stripes.com/news/veterans/second-lawsuit-challenges-change-in-va-claims-process-1.344753</a> <div class="pta-link-card answers-template-image type-default"> <div class="pta-link-card-picture"> <img src="https://d26horl2n8pviu.cloudfront.net/link_data_pictures/images/000/013/488/qrc/image.jpg?1443041207"> </div> <div class="pta-link-card-content"> <p class="pta-link-card-title"> <a target="blank" href="http://www.stripes.com/news/veterans/second-lawsuit-challenges-change-in-va-claims-process-1.344753">Second lawsuit challenges change in VA claims process</a> </p> <p class="pta-link-card-description">Two more national veterans groups have filed suit to stop a new Department of Veterans Affairs disability claims process, the second such suit filed since March.</p> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div> Fri, 08 May 2015 08:56:30 -0400 Second lawsuit challenges change in VA claims process https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/second-lawsuit-challenges-change-in-va-claims-process <div class="images-v2-count-1"><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-1" id="image-39124"> <div class="social_icons social-buttons-on-image"> <a href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fsecond-lawsuit-challenges-change-in-va-claims-process%3Futm_source%3DFacebook%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_campaign%3DShare%20to%20facebook' target="_blank" class='social-share-button facebook-share-button'><i class="fa fa-facebook-f"></i></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Second+lawsuit+challenges+change+in+VA+claims+process&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fsecond-lawsuit-challenges-change-in-va-claims-process&amp;via=RallyPoint" target="_blank" class="social-share-button twitter-custom-share-button"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a> <a href="mailto:?subject=Check this out on RallyPoint!&body=Hi, I thought you would find this interesting:%0D%0ASecond lawsuit challenges change in VA claims process%0D%0A %0D%0AHere is the link: https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/second-lawsuit-challenges-change-in-va-claims-process" target="_blank" class="social-share-button email-share-button"><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i></a> </div> <a class="fancybox" rel="984d45d58c44b191c46fb6f619c0751c" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/039/124/for_gallery_v2/VA_image.jpg"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/039/124/large_v3/VA_image.jpg" alt="Va image" /></a></div></div>A separate lawsuit aimed at restoring the informal claims process was filed in late March by American Legion, AMVETS, Military Order of the Purple Heart, the National Veterans Legal Services Program and the Vietnam Veterans of America. <br /><br /><a target="_blank" href="http://www.stripes.com/news/veterans/second-lawsuit-challenges-change-in-va-claims-process-1.344753">http://www.stripes.com/news/veterans/second-lawsuit-challenges-change-in-va-claims-process-1.344753</a> <div class="pta-link-card answers-template-image type-default"> <div class="pta-link-card-picture"> <img src="https://d26horl2n8pviu.cloudfront.net/link_data_pictures/images/000/013/488/qrc/image.jpg?1443041207"> </div> <div class="pta-link-card-content"> <p class="pta-link-card-title"> <a target="blank" href="http://www.stripes.com/news/veterans/second-lawsuit-challenges-change-in-va-claims-process-1.344753">Second lawsuit challenges change in VA claims process</a> </p> <p class="pta-link-card-description">Two more national veterans groups have filed suit to stop a new Department of Veterans Affairs disability claims process, the second such suit filed since March.</p> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div> SPC Jan Allbright, M.Sc., R.S. Fri, 08 May 2015 08:56:30 -0400 2015-05-08T08:56:30-04:00 Response by GySgt Wayne A. Ekblad made May 8 at 2015 8:57 AM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/second-lawsuit-challenges-change-in-va-claims-process?n=651892&urlhash=651892 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Thanks for posting this important update ... much appreciated! GySgt Wayne A. Ekblad Fri, 08 May 2015 08:57:11 -0400 2015-05-08T08:57:11-04:00 Response by Sgt Aaron Kennedy, MS made May 8 at 2015 10:25 AM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/second-lawsuit-challenges-change-in-va-claims-process?n=652209&urlhash=652209 <div class="images-v2-count-1"><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-1" id="image-39171"> <div class="social_icons social-buttons-on-image"> <a href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fsecond-lawsuit-challenges-change-in-va-claims-process%3Futm_source%3DFacebook%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_campaign%3DShare%20to%20facebook' target="_blank" class='social-share-button facebook-share-button'><i class="fa fa-facebook-f"></i></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Second+lawsuit+challenges+change+in+VA+claims+process&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fsecond-lawsuit-challenges-change-in-va-claims-process&amp;via=RallyPoint" target="_blank" class="social-share-button twitter-custom-share-button"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a> <a href="mailto:?subject=Check this out on RallyPoint!&body=Hi, I thought you would find this interesting:%0D%0ASecond lawsuit challenges change in VA claims process%0D%0A %0D%0AHere is the link: https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/second-lawsuit-challenges-change-in-va-claims-process" target="_blank" class="social-share-button email-share-button"><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i></a> </div> <a class="fancybox" rel="a1566775559c5e5998632b88addc9280" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/039/171/for_gallery_v2/10296886_718979374812532_2669311640662874218_n.jpg"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/039/171/large_v3/10296886_718979374812532_2669311640662874218_n.jpg" alt="10296886 718979374812532 2669311640662874218 n" /></a></div></div>"A backlog of disability claims has dogged the VA for years and while the agency has significantly reduced the number of claims pending for more than 125 days, some critics say this has been done partly by denying more claims and sending them to the appeals process. As more claims are closed, the appeals backlog has been growing.<br /><br />VA officials have said the new system will get veterans their benefits more quickly and said insinuating that disabled veterans cannot fill out paperwork is insulting."<br /><br />I had my wife link this image for me this morning. <a class="dark-link bold-link" role="profile-hover" data-qtip-container="body" data-id="429207" data-source-page-controller="question_response_contents" href="/profiles/429207-spc-jan-allbright-m-sc-r-s">SPC Jan Allbright, M.Sc., R.S.</a> and I have spoken about the VA's password requirements before however.. and this is what it feels like setting them up, and I'm computer savvy. I can't imagine a non-savvy person doing it. Sgt Aaron Kennedy, MS Fri, 08 May 2015 10:25:29 -0400 2015-05-08T10:25:29-04:00 2015-05-08T08:56:30-04:00