The Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America report that on average, veterans wait 273 days, or nine months, for benefits. Some claims have taken even longer- up to five years. This is completely unacceptable for our veterans that have already given so much.



We should pressure congress to come together on this bipartisan issue and solve this problem. Barring that, the president needs to use executive power to stop this travesty. For example, he could utilize the same bright minds from his campaign organization to create an electronic system to expedite the V.A. backlog.



We supported them on the battlefield, now we need to support them when they come home.