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230,000+ veteran C&P exams delayed by #COVID19.
Now, vets are being marked as no-shows for exams and denied benefits, lawmakers & advocates said.
The backlog of disability claims could reach more than 1M by December, @RepElaineLuria said. https://connectingvets.radio.com/articles/veterans-denied-benefits-when-va-canceled-exams-during-covid
Now, vets are being marked as no-shows for exams and denied benefits, lawmakers & advocates said.
The backlog of disability claims could reach more than 1M by December, @RepElaineLuria said. https://connectingvets.radio.com/articles/veterans-denied-benefits-when-va-canceled-exams-during-covid
During the pandemic, VA removed a decades-long practice allowing VSOs like @VFWHQ to help vets check their claims for mistakes.
Now, more vets may end up forced to appeal wrongly denied claims without it.
VA doesn't have a great track record with appeals: https://connectingvets.radio.com/articles/va-kept-thousands-of-veteran-appeals-in-boxes-file-cabinets
Now, more vets may end up forced to appeal wrongly denied claims without it.
VA doesn't have a great track record with appeals: https://connectingvets.radio.com/articles/va-kept-thousands-of-veteran-appeals-in-boxes-file-cabinets
More on that 48-hour review period here: https://connectingvets.radio.com/articles/lawmakers-criticize-veterans-affairs-benefit-changes
VA didn't attend the online forum today, so many of lawmakers' questions went unanswered. And @derek_fro of @wwp and Matthew Doyle of @VFWHQ said VSOs also haven't heard much from the department on VA's plans to address the exams or the backlogged claims. https://connectingvets.radio.com/articles/veterans-denied-benefits-when-va-canceled-exams-during-covid
