Thanks to a re-tweet from MSNBC's Rachel Maddow with this article referenced:
Number of Veterans who Die Waiting for Benefits Claims Skyrockets
Long wait times contribute to delays of tens of thousands of benefits, pensions
Rachel's coverage of this issue has been frequent and pointed, notably in her December 10, 2012 show. Here's an excerpt (click here for the full transcript):
Last year, six-month wait times. This year, it`s not six months
anymore. This year it`s now nearly nine months. The average amount of
time veterans have to wait for their benefits has over the last year and a
half been going up steadily, every single month.
This summer the V.A. secretary, General Eric Shinseki, said the goal
was to get the wait time down to four months. And instead of going down
even toward four months, it`s going up and up and up and up, to the current
level, which is the longest wait time the V.A. has recorded since they
started recording these numbers, which is 20 years ago.
Is this still shameful? At very least. Are you wondering, like me, if you can help? If so, follow me below the Fleur de Kos.
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