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Iowa Veterans Answer The Question: What Does It Mean To Support Veterans?

By Lyle Muller | August 21, 2017

The question: How can Iowans turn the phrase “support our veterans” into action? The answers: In this IowaWatch Connection podcast.

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CIR Report: Overtime, New Computer System Putting Sizable Dent In VA Benefits Backlog

By Aaron Glantz/Center for Investigative Reporting | November 12, 2013

Far fewer veterans are facing long waits for disability compensation after the Department of Veterans Affairs spent the past six months focusing on the backlog, including mandating case worker overtime and rolling out a new computer system. In Iowa, 4,743 veterans were waiting at the beginning of November for disability benefits. On Nov. 12 the number was down to 4,678. Both totals are down from 6,714 at the beginning of this year.