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Addressing the Backlog: Can the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Manage One Million Claims?
Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs (DAMA) | Room 334 Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC
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06/18/2009
Opening Statements
Witnesses
Panel 1
- Ian de Planque, American Legion, Assistant Director, Veterans Affairs and Rehabilitation Commission
- David Bohan, Gladstone, OR (Gulf War Veteran)
- Robert Jackson, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, Assistant Director, National Legislative Service
- Rachel Natelson, Esq., Service Women's Action Network, Legal Advisor
- Kerry Baker, Disabled American Veterans, Assistant National Legislative Director
Panel 2
- Lieutenant General James Terry Scott, USA (Ret.), U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Chairman, Advisory Committee on Disability Compensation
- Michael Ratajczak, Veterans Benefits Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Decision Review Officer, Veterans Affairs Cleveland Regional Office, on behalf of the American Federation of Government Employees, AFL-CIO
Panel 3
- Michael Walcoff, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Deputy Under Secretary for Benefits, Veterans Benefits Administration
- Accompanied By:
- Scott Cragg, Office of Policy and Planning, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Executive Director and Program Manager, Virtual Lifetime Electronic Record Program
- Paul Tibbits, M.D., Office of Information and Technology, Deputy Chief Information Officer, Office of Enterprise Development, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
- And
- Bradley Mayes, Veterans Benefits Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Director, Compensation and Pension Service
- And
- Rear Admiral Gregory Timberlake, SHCE, USN, U.S. Department of Defense/U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Interagency Program Office, Acting Director
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