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Lawsuit accuses VA of racial discrimination in benefits decisions
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Lawsuit accuses VA of racial discrimination in benefits decisions
By Leo Shane III
Nov 28, 12:39 PM
Conley Monk Jr., fourth from left, a Marine Corps veteran of the Vietnam War, stands with Yale Law School Visiting Clinical Professor Jason Parkin, left, law students Rebecca Harris, Michelle Fraling, Adam Henderson, Mike Sullivan and Beatrice Pollard, and Clinical Professor Mike Wishnie to announce the filing of a lawsuit against the Department of Veterans Affairs seeking redress for longstanding racial disparities in veterans’ benefits programs. (Courtesy of Yale Law School)
Black veterans are less likely to have their benefits claims processed and paid out than their white peers because of systemic problems within the Department of Veterans Affairs, according to a lawsuit filed against the agency Monday.
“A Black veteran who served honorably can walk into the VA, file a disability claim and be at a significantly higher likelihood of having that claim denied,” said Adam Henderson, a student working with the Yale Law School Veterans Legal Services Clinic, one of several groups connected to the lawsuit.
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Lawsuit accuses VA of racial discrimination in benefits decisions
By Leo Shane III
Nov 28, 12:39 PM
Conley Monk Jr., fourth from left, a Marine Corps veteran of the Vietnam War, stands with Yale Law School Visiting Clinical Professor Jason Parkin, left, law students Rebecca Harris, Michelle Fraling, Adam Henderson, Mike Sullivan and Beatrice Pollard, and Clinical Professor Mike Wishnie to announce the filing of a lawsuit against the Department of Veterans Affairs seeking redress for longstanding racial disparities in veterans’ benefits programs. (Courtesy of Yale Law School)
Black veterans are less likely to have their benefits claims processed and paid out than their white peers because of systemic problems within the Department of Veterans Affairs, according to a lawsuit filed against the agency Monday.
“A Black veteran who served honorably can walk into the VA, file a disability claim and be at a significantly higher likelihood of having that claim denied,” said Adam Henderson, a student working with the Yale Law School Veterans Legal Services Clinic, one of several groups connected to the lawsuit.
PO1 William "Chip" Nagel SSG Michael Noll Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen Cpl Vic Burk SGT Charlie Lee SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth ] Sgt (Join to see) SPC Michael Terrell A1C Medrick "Rick" DeVaney GySgt Jack Wallace CPL LaForest Gray SFC David Reid, M.S, PHR, SHRM-CP, DTM PV2 Larry Sellnow SPC Gary C. SPC (Join to see) SGT Steve McFarland SGT Jim Arnold Amn Dale Preisach SGT Ruben Lozada Lt Col Charlie Brown
Lawsuit accuses VA of racial discrimination in benefits decisions
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Lawsuit
Veterans Affairs (VA)
Discrimination
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AWE SH*T, Here We Go Again.....
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I CALL BS on this one. I see many and I mean many minorities around where I live that have 100% disability ratings getting in and out of their corvettes or BMW's, parking in the handicapped spot because they can then running into a store. I have tried to get my VA disability upgraded due to active-duty injuries that have worsened and all with medical facts and background data and not only did they not upgrade it they tried to downgrade what I already have. How can they discriminate when the record doesn't show race??? When it is in front of a rating official they only see what the medical record shows. This is horse manure...IMHO!!!
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