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Legislative Hearing on the "Veterans Disability Benefits Claims Modernization Act of 2008"

Thursday, April 10, 2008 | 2:00 PM Room 334 Cannon House Office Building

Opening Statement


Panel: 14

Hon. William P. Greene, Jr., U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, Chief Judge

Panel: 2

Kerry Baker, Disabled American Veterans, Associate National Legislative Director
Ronald B. Abrams, National Veterans Legal Services Program, Joint Executive Director
Steve Smithson, Veterans Affairs and Rehabilitation Commission, Deputy Director, American Legion
Eric A. Hilleman, National Legislative Service, Deputy Director, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States
Carl Blake, Paralyzed Veterans of America, National Legislative Director

Panel: 3

Bradley G. Mayes, Veterans Benefits Administration, Director, Compensation and Pension Service, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Accompanied By:
Richard J. Hipolit, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Assistant General Counsel
And
Steven L. Keller, Board of Veterans' Appeals, Senior Deputy Vice Chairman, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Panel: 4

Richard Paul Cohen, National Organization of Veterans' Advocates, Inc., Executive Director
Rose Elizabeth Lee, Gold Star Wives of America, Inc., Chair, Government Relations Committee
Richard Weidman, Vietnam Veterans of America, Executive Director for Policy and Government Affairs

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