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Central Texas veterans face nation's longest wait for VA disability claims - Stripes - Independent U.S. military news from Iraq, Afghanistan and bases worldwide

stripes.com 05 Aug '12, 5pm

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GEORGETOWN — Three decades after he left the jungles of Vietnam, Richard Sivage's life began to unravel around him. The frequent rages snapping car antennas, punching walls were punctuated by uncontrollable crying jags that left him increasingly isolated. He left the restaurant business and went into home repair, where he wouldn't have to interact with people. He cut himself off from friends and rarely left the house. "The last decade has been hell," he said. But he didn't connect his debilitating emotional problems to the war until recently. In 2010, he filed a claim with the Department of Veterans Affairs, seeking disability benefits. That was 684 days ago. Because of a historic backlog of VA claims, Sivage, 70, and nearly a million other veterans have yet to receive a ruling on their claims. The problem is severe across the nation, but it is particularly acute in Texas,...

Full article: http://www.stripes.com/central-texas-veterans-face-nation...

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@iluvcgars » 10 Aug '12, 9pm
RT @VAbenefitblog: This veteran has waited 684 days, so far. VA claims delays is approaching the longest in history [link]
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RT @iava: VA's Waco claims processing center has the nation's longest avg wait time for claims processing -- about 393 days [link]
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Central Texas veterans face nation's longest wait for VA disability claims - Stars and Stripes [link]
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RT @VAbenefitblog: This veteran has waited 684 days, so far. VA claims delays is approaching the longest in history [link]
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Central Texas veterans face nation's longest wait for VA disability claims [link]
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#ptsd Central Texas veterans face nation's longest wait for VA disability claims - Stars and Stripes [link]