VA Secretary wants to stop veterans appeals

[Ray Davis jr]

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VA Secretary Doug Collins, asked the Veterans court to halt work on nearly all cases until the government shutdown concludes.

 

This request by the VA Secretary would have stopped almost all veterans appeals at the Court.

Veterans Court ruling:

The 9-0 ruling, handed down on Wednesday by the court of appeals for veterans claims, was led by chief judge Michael Allen, a Trump appointee.

“Pausing VA’s deadlines in nearly every case before the court is a significant and extreme request, and the secretary has failed to demonstrate that such sweeping relief is appropriate,” the judges wrote.

“Some of those veterans have already waited 10, 20 or even 50 years for VA, the law, and the science to allow them to file claims for toxic exposure such as Agent Orange and burn pits,” said Paul Sullivan, a Gulf war veteran and national vice-chair of the advocacy group Veterans for Common Sense. “If VA had prevailed, these veterans could have faced indefinite delays for their benefits and in some cases their care.”

Ray B Davis, Jr

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East Flat Rock, NC 28726