Hearings » Examining the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs' Claims Processing System

Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs

Examining the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs' Claims Processing System

Opening Statements

Witness Testimonies

  • Panel 1
  • Joyce McMahon, Ph.D., Managing Director, Center for Health Research and Policy, Center for Naval Analyses (CNA) Corporation, Alexandria, VA
  • Michael McGeary, Senior Program Officer and Study Director, Committee on Medical Evaluation of Veterans for Disability Benefits, Board on Military and Veterans Health, Institute of Medicine, The National Academies
  • Daniel Bertoni, Director, Education, Workforce, and Income Security, U.S. Government Accountability Office

  • Panel 2
  • Richard Paul Cohen, Executive Director, National Organization of Veterans' Advocates, Inc.
  • Ronald B. Abrams, Joint Executive Director, National Veterans Legal Services Program
  • J. David Cox, R.N., National Secretary-Treasurer, American Federation of Government Employees, AFL-CIO
  • Gordon P. Erspamer, Senior Counsel, Morrison and Foerster, Walnut Creek, CA

  • Panel 3
  • Adrian Atizado, Assistant National Legislative Director, Disabled American Veterans
  • Paul Sullivan, Executive Director, Veterans for Common Sense
  • Steve Smithson, Deputy Director, Veterans Affairs and Rehabilitation Commission, American Legion
  • Gerald T. Manar, Deputy Director, National Veterans Service, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States
  • John Roberts, National Service Director, Wounded Warrior Project

  • Panel 4
  • Michael Walcoff, Deputy Under Secretary for Benefits, Veterans Benefits Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
  • Accompanied By:
  • Diana Rubens, Associate Deputy Under Secretary for Field Operations, Veterans Benefits Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
  • Bradley G. Mayes, Director, Compensation and Pension Service, Veterans Benefits Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

  • Panel 5
  • Submissions for the Record 

  • Linda J. Bilmes, Professor, Kennedy School of Goverment, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
  • Master Sergeant Kurt Priessman, USAF (Ret.), Vernon, TX
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