I'm afraid
that if the lawsuit goes through, the VA will process claims the old fast way. Deny the claim, then let it go through the appeals process. Well...at least if they go back to that old trick, they'd have to pay the Vet. Problem is....what happens if the vet loses....all the way through the appeal process? Does he/she have to pay back those benefits? If not, there are unscrupulous vets that would just file to get the money even though they know their claim isn't worth crap. The way to do this is to finally FULLY FUND THE VA and HIRE MORE ADJUDICATORS. I saw first hand how the VA processes claims expediantly.....DENY. Winston-Salem was great at this and I've used many examples. Congress needs to get off it's collective asses and FIX this problem.
Thanks David for this interesting article everyone should read.
Pack
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