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Toomey, Casey back sweeping overhaul of VA to further reduce disability backlog
A coalition of senators and congressmen is preparing for a possible larger overhaul of the Department of Veterans Affairs, saying a 44 percent cut the agency reported making to reduce the backlog of first-time and supplemental disability claims by former military members is not good enough. Sen. Pat Toomey, a Lehigh Valley Republican and the son of a Marine, told reporters on Monday that large-scale reforms designed to dramatically revamp the VA are ahead if it can’t slash deeper into the backlog of 337,357 claims languishing at 56 regional offices nationwide. Read more…
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