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Veterans’ Claims Unfairly Denied, Judge Says

Leon County Judge John Cooper on June 30, 2022, in a screen grab from The Florida Channel.
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
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The Florida Channel
Leon County Judge John Cooper on June 30, 2022, in a screen grab from The Florida Channel.

After backlash erupted when the Department of Veterans Affairs made it tougher to navigate through red tape to get benefits, the agency said it would stop enforcing that rule. But a federal judge says the VA has continued to unfairly deny claims for medical care and other services, and has threatened action against the agency if it doesn’t change its practices, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reports.  

 

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