How State Lawmakers Have Taken Action

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7% of the US Population has put on the uniform, sacrificed years of their life, and, if needed, agreed to lay down their life for our country. All in all, it’s not a bad deal for America. For veterans – you decide.

Forbes took on how state lawmakers are taking action.

The VA provides a wide range of benefits and services to military veterans, including

VA Health Care
VA Education
VA Housing (VA Home Loan)
and more

With a budget of over $240 billion, the VA is one of the largest federal agencies. It employs 412,000 workers and has 6,000 buildings, 144 medical facilities, and 1,200 outpatient locations across the country.

Headlines from 2019

Keep in mind these were the headlines in 2019.

Today, according to the Forbes article, more than 36% of the nearly 520,000 disability and compensations claims now pending at the VA are older than 125 days.

Reforms to the VA benefits system could result in negative unintended consequences, including increasing service backlogs. One proposal pending in the U.S. Senate would restrict veterans’ choice by effectively establishing a monopoly for accredited lawyers. Critics contend that in many cases these lawyers may be incentivized to drag out the benefits appeals process for longer than a year rather than seek a quicker resolution.

Many say lawmakers should focus on expanding the accreditation system for private veterans service providers, in order to increase the number of available resources for veterans navigating the VA benefits claims and appeals processes.

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