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Veterans

Erich Bloodaxe BSN

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1. Given how many veterans have restarted claims numerous times simply because they've gotten lost

Reply to nitpicker (Original post)

Tue Nov 24, 2015, 07:50 AM

Nov 2015

or never gotten processed, I think it's a dangerous idea to start talking about the filing or refiling as the problem.

And our veterans aren't appealing because they're grifters. The government is shafting them. It would be a hell of a lot simpler to just start approving more claims.

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