House Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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February 4 at 10 a.m.
Full Committee Hearing
“U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Budget Request for FY 2011 and FY 2012”

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Hearings » Addressing the Backlog: Can the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Manage One Million Claims?

Opening Statements

• Hon. John J. Hall, Chairman, Subcommtitee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs
• Hon. Doug Lamborn, Ranking Republican Member, Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs

Witness Testimonies

• Panel 1

• Ian de Planque, Assistant Director, Veterans Affairs and Rehabilitation Commission, American Legion
• David Bohan, Gladstone, OR (Gulf War Veteran)
• Robert Jackson, Assistant Director, National Legislative Service, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States
• Kerry Baker, Assistant National Legislative Director, Disabled American Veterans
• Rachel Natelson, Esq., Legal Advisor, Service Women's Action Network



• Panel 2

• Lieutenant General James Terry Scott, USA (Ret.), Chairman, Advisory Committee on Disability Compensation, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
• Michael Ratajczak, Decision Review Officer, Veterans Affairs Cleveland Regional Office, Veterans Benefits Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, on behalf of the American Federation of Government Employees, AFL-CIO



• Panel 3

• Michael Walcoff, Deputy Under Secretary for Benefits, Veterans Benefits Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
• Accompanied By:
• Bradley Mayes, Director, Compensation and Pension Service, Veterans Benefits Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
• And
• Scott Cragg, Executive Director and Program Manager, Virtual Lifetime Electronic Record Program, Office of Policy and Planning, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
• And
• Paul Tibbits, M.D., Deputy Chief Information Officer, Office of Enterprise Development, Office of Information and Technology, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
• Rear Admiral Gregory Timberlake, SHCE, USN, Acting Director, U.S. Department of Defense/U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Interagency Program Office

Hearing Transcript