Thousands of vets’ disability claims delayed years because of glitch

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Thousands of vets’ disability claims delayed years because of glitch
By Leo Shane III
Aug 24, 01:20 PM
The Department of Veteran Affairs headquarters in Washington, D.C., is shown in April 2016. (Alan Lessig/Staff)

About 32,000 veterans’ disability claims were delayed — some as long as five years — due to a technical flaw in federal filing systems, Veterans Affairs officials acknowledged this week.

The total represents only a small fraction of the more than 7 million claims filed since the start of 2018, but has left some individuals waiting for years for answers on cases that are only just now being processed. Leaders called the problem an embarrassing oversight and have promised that veterans will be awarded back pay once their files are handled.

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