VA mistake kept benefits from Guard, Reserve members

By Les Blumenthal | The Olympian • Published July 23, 2008

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WASHINGTON – The Department of Veterans Affairs failed to send benefit packages to nearly 37,000 National and Guard and Reserve members who fought in Iraq and Afghanistan because it mistakenly thought they were ineligible, government watchdogs have found.

The report, from the VA’s Office of Inspector General, was cited by several senators today as the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee held a hearing on whether Guard and Reserve members are being adequately informed of the benefits that are available to them.

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