Growing Needs Of Veterans Identified

The report was compiled by AMVETS and is the first document of its kind to address specific problems in the nation's veterans' benefits system from the perspective of veterans. It's based on input from hundreds of participants from across the country who attended the National Symposium for the Needs of Young Veterans. Among their recommendations are providing sufficient staffing and resources to:

• eliminate the continuing backlog of disability claims

• develop an e-filing system to expedite claims processing

• expedite the processing of education payments so that students receive payments within 35 days of submitting their claims.

The report also calls for the development of a transferable skills matrix to help employers better understand how individuals with military training and related job skills can benefit their businesses.

The "Voices for Action" report is available for download at www.veteransnationalsymposium.org.

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