Flawed program making life difficult for many veterans

A new, nearly $300 million digital system was supposed to speed up claims. But it may have done more damage than good for veterans and taxpayers.

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Todd Smith - 2/10/2013 7:00 AM
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300 million and pour more into it, then they wonder why they have budget problems. How about not paying them all the money till the system is up and working correctly. This has nothing to do with who is President, the system has been inefficient and the old jokes about the governments waste still hold true. Those at the top care little for the vets coming home,its all talk, they are all out of touch with the common man. And that's true of both parties. Sure, its always been and always will be a who ya know world. That's how dumb dubya got to be Pres. Do you think it was because of his smarts? Being a disabled vet it makes me furious the guys that have come home are being treated poorly.

Ridonkulous - 2/9/2013 12:12 PM
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I can say the gov spent 300M on software that the software programmers never asked not one person that fills claims out everyday what would speed up the process. They know how to work it when they need to speed up the claims for someone they know. The phone system is their little network of connections. Should of offered them a bonus for the answer. Its all about who you know.

wdoug62 - 2/9/2013 8:30 AM
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For years now it takes 9 to 12 years to adjudicate disability claims. With a backlog in the thousands. Millions spent with little to show for it. The technology is available but is not being put into use while our veterans suffer.

twotexastar - 2/9/2013 6:47 AM
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Good one Coyote.

el coyote - 2/9/2013 12:21 AM
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Finally happened, the Obama administration stopped blaming Bush. Typical, it is the "banks", the "hospitals", the "doctors", the "police", the "guns", the "rich", and the "GOP". But now it is the "computer".
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