struggles to reduce? What’s that mean? They don’t want to acknowledge some of them? They say there is no disability when there is? Just askin…….

Outgoing VA Secretary Jim Nicholson acknowledged Tuesday that he’s struggling to reduce surging disability claims from injured Iraq war veterans.
Addressing Congress for a final time before stepping down Oct. 1, Nicholson suggested to a House committee that the VA has yet to find a clear solution for long waits.

Nicholson also said, though, he’s proud of many accomplishments during his 2 1/2 years as head of the Veterans Affairs Department, pushing forward initiatives such as requiring screenings for brain-related injury, adding storefront walk-in clinics and boosting mental health counselors.

But citing in part growing demands from a prolonged Iraq war, Nicholson also said the VA faces difficulties in meeting challenges and expressed sympathy to injured veterans who might have unfairly suffered as a result of unnecessary red tape.

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