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VA claims found in piles to be shredded
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News — ... were found among piles of documents set aside to be shredded. But he is not pleased. ~snip~ “The VA inspector general conducted a routine investigation of Detroit’s mailroom and discovered five documents in the shredder bin, then three pieces are found in St. Louis, two in Waco, and some more in St. Petersburg,” he said. “The question that begs to be asked and answered is how many veterans had their disability and compensation claims disappear down a paper shredder?” Read more: http://www.armytimes.com/news/2008/10/military_va_stops...

Supporting Our Troops
Suburban Guerrilla — This administration is criminally negligent: Department of Veterans Affairs regional offices have been ordered to immediately stop shredding documents after an investigation found some benefits claims and supporting documents among piles of papers waiting to be destroyed. Claims often include personal records supplied by veterans that are not duplicated in government files and might be difficult to replace, such as certificates for births, deaths and marriage. In a statement, VA Secretary James Peake said only a handful of documents were found ...