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Allison Hickey is undersecretary for benefits at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. She is a former Air Force brigadier general. (VA Photo)

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Lawmakers scoff as VA exec claims progress on vets benefit claims

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March 20, 2013 4:00 am

Michael Cardarelli was principle deputy undersecretary for benefits at the Department of Veterans Affairs.

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Second VA executive leaves abruptly as claims backlog grows

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March 19, 2013 4:00 am

Sen. Richard Burr, R-NC, pressed a senior Department of Veterans Affairs executive today about discrepancies between official claims and the government's own data on the growing backlog of unprocessed benefit claims filed by veterans. (AP Photo)

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Skeptical senators press evasive VA official on benefits claims backlog

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March 13, 2013 4:00 am

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Veterans Affairs bureaucrats shuffle paper as dying Marine grows weaker

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March 12, 2013 4:00 am

Thousands of veterans had their private information compromised when it was transmitted unencrypted by the Department of Veterans Affairs, according to a report released today by the VA's Inspector General. (Photo: Thinkstock)

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Watchdog: VA puts vets private info at risk, IG reports

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March 7, 2013 5:00 am

House Committee on Veterans Affairs Chairman Rep. Jeff Miller, R-FL, says veterans need not worry about sequestration cuts. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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Vets don’t have to worry about sequestration cuts at VA

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March 6, 2013 5:00 am

Veterans representatives told Congress today they doubt the Department of Veterans Affairs will make significant progress in reducing the backlog of more than a million unprocessed benefits claims by 2015. (AP Photo)

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Watchdog: Veterans group skeptical of VA claims progress

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February 28, 2013 5:00 am

House Committee on Veterans Affairs Chairman Rep. Jeff Miller, R-Fla., speaks on the House floor. Miller and Rep. Michael Michaud, D-Maine, the committee's ranking minority member, agreed yesterday that Department of Veterans Affairs employees who can't perform as required to eliminate a mounting backlog of unprocessed benefits claims should be disciplined or terminated. (AP Photo)

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Bipartisan agreement on Veterans Affairs firings needed to speed up vets claims processing

Mark Flatten -

February 26, 2013 5:00 am

House Speaker John Boehner said the Department of Veterans Affairs is displaying

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UPDATED! House Speaker John Boehner challenges VA Secretary Eric Shinseki on veterans claims delays

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February 25, 2013 5:00 am

Video: One million veterans waiting on VA disability claims

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February 25, 2013 5:00 am

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Tag: Veterans Affairs

Lawmakers scoff as VA exec claims progress on vets benefit claims

Second VA executive leaves abruptly as claims backlog grows

Skeptical senators press evasive VA official on benefits claims backlog

Veterans Affairs bureaucrats shuffle paper as dying Marine grows weaker

Watchdog: VA puts vets private info at risk, IG reports

Vets don’t have to worry about sequestration cuts at VA

Watchdog: Veterans group skeptical of VA claims progress

Bipartisan agreement on Veterans Affairs firings needed to speed up vets claims processing

UPDATED! House Speaker John Boehner challenges VA Secretary Eric Shinseki on veterans claims delays

Video: One million veterans waiting on VA disability claims

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