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H. C. R. No. 21 As Enrolled (130th General Assembly) (House Concurrent Resolution Number 21)
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To urge the President of the United States, the
United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and
the Congress of the United States to take prompt
action to reduce the processing time for veterans'
disability benefit claims.
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of Ohio (The Senate concurring): WHEREAS, The men and women of the United States armed forces
have bravely and selflessly served our country; and
WHEREAS, The United States Department of Veterans Affairs
disability benefits program provides monetary support to veterans
whose military service has caused or aggravated a disabling
medical condition; and
WHEREAS, The number of veterans applying for disability
benefits has increased in recent years because of the large number
of new veterans and the expansion of eligibility for benefits for
certain service-connected diseases; and
WHEREAS, The United States Government Accountability Office
reports that between fiscal years 2009 and 2012, the average
length of time for the Department of Veterans Affairs to complete
a disability claim increased from 161 days to 260 days; that the
number of backlogged claims, which have been awaiting a decision
for more than 125 days, has more than tripled since September
2009; and that appeals processing at the Department's regional
offices has slowed by 56 per cent over the last several years; now
therefore be it
RESOLVED, That we, the members of the 130th General Assembly
of the State of Ohio, urge the President of the United States, the
United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and the Congress of
the United States to take prompt action to reduce the processing
time for veterans' disability benefit claims; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the Clerk of the House of Representatives
transmit duly authenticated copies of this resolution to the
President of the United States, the United States Secretary of
Veterans Affairs, the President Pro Tempore and Secretary of the
United States Senate, the Speaker and Clerk of the United States
House of Representatives, each member of the Ohio Congressional
delegation, and the news media of Ohio.
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