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UPDATE: DAV SAYS THEY ARE "OUTRAGED" BY
VA
SHREDDER SCANDAL -- "The DAV urges the VA to
take prompt corrective action...[and] that
individuals
found to be responsible are held fully
accountable."
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On Thursday, October 23, 2008, the Disabled
American Veterans (DAV) issued the following statement regarding the VA
shredder scandal.
This came to me via email...
Statement below:
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Statement by the Disabled American Veterans
regarding VBA investigations
The Disabled American Veterans is outraged by what appears to be the
attempted deliberate destruction of documents pertinent to veterans
benefits claims at some Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Offices
and serious problems elsewhere. The DAV has urged the VA to take immediate
corrective actions to ensure the integrity of claims submitted by
veterans.
The VA says that a total of 201 pertinent claims documents were recovered
from shredding bins in its St. Louis, Mo., and Columbia, S.C. offices.
Individuals associated with the incidents have been
 identified.
Another 58 documents were recovered from shredding bins in Cleveland. The
VA says a total of 489 documents have been recovered from shredder bins in
offices nationwide, with no discrepancies found at some VA Regional
Offices.
National Service Director Randy Reese assures veterans who submitted
claims evidence thorough DAV National Service Offices that records are
kept to validate that evidence has been properly submitted. Reese said any
documents submitted by veterans to DAV Chapter, Department or Transition
Service Offices, through DAV National Service Offices have been recorded
in DAV’s Case Management System (CMS) and serve as credible evidence of
submission to the VA.
 The DAV urges the VA to take prompt corrective action to ensure the
mishandling of claims documents is not repeated, that individuals found to
be responsible are held fully accountable and recommended the VA institute
prompt new training programs for VA claims representatives in the
administration of claims documents.
Reese said the DAV will cooperate fully with the VA during their
investigation and DAV records will be made available for the purpose of
assisting the VA to reconstitute their own records.
The DAV believes that this investigation, which Reese says has been the
most open in recent memory, will permit VA leadership to act decisively to
protect the sanctity of claims records and to increase the professionalism
of VA claims adjudicators.
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