Posted on Mar 7, 2016

VA failed to contact tens of thousands of veterans with pending health care applications

COL Mikel J. Burroughs

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RP Members more information released today on the VA!

The Department of Veterans Affairs confirmed Monday that it failed to contact tens of thousands of the more than 800,000 veterans who have applications for health care pending, nearly 300,000 of whom died before getting a resolution.

VA is required by law to notify veterans of incomplete applications but could not verify that this had been done in the cases of 545,000 living veterans and 288,000 deceased veterans with pending claims. It was unclear Monday whether the veterans and their families will qualify for compensation.

The findings, which were released Monday, are the result of a monthslong VA analysis published six months after a report for the Veterans Affairs’ Office of Inspector General, which came up with similar conclusions.

VA failed to contact tens of thousands of veterans with pending health care applications

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SGT Christopher Premore

Posted 9 y ago

I really hate hearing about things that happen like this. I work for the VA and must say I think of more Vets held jobs in the department it would make a huge difference. The civilians that work there if they don't get over time hey are ready to go home. I guess I am still on the don't leave anyone behind policy of I know something I am doing helps out another vet I stay until the job is done pay or no pay.

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