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• 2026-10-30 · BROWNLEY · Serial No. 119-54 - FASTER DECISIONS, STRONGER OUTCOMES: VA'S WORK TO STREAMLINE THE DISABILITY CLAIMS BACKLOG

  ...it more now than you were previously? Based on the system then you are not seeing, it sounds to me like you are not seeing more denials for veterans based on this system. I am just, I know in private industry with insurance companies doing claims, they also use an automated system to go...

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• 2026-10-30 · BROWNLEY · Serial No. 119-48 - OPPORTUNITIES WITH VHA REORGANIZATION

  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thank you, Mr. Secretary, for being here. I wanted to focus on women veterans for a moment. Women veterans are the fastest growing group of veterans treated at the VA. When I looked at the organizational chart from, y...

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• 2026-10-30 · BERGMAN · Serial No. 119-54 - FASTER DECISIONS, STRONGER OUTCOMES: VA'S WORK TO STREAMLINE THE DISABILITY CLAIMS BACKLOG

  ...t me begin by saying I appreciate the progress that Secretary Collins and the VA have made on the claims backlog. This is real progress and veterans deserve to see more of it. That progress also makes us step back a bit and ask how the system got so backed up in the first place. In my vi...

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• 2026-10-30 · BERGMAN · Serial No. 119-48 - OPPORTUNITIES WITH VHA REORGANIZATION

  ...r, I want to make sure that when you think about the most majestic animal in the world, it is a horse, strength, compassion, awareness. Our veterans are those magnificent men and women who serve. Over time, not through necessarily intent, but maybe just lack of focus, the Veterans Admini...

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• 2026-10-30 · BUDZINSKI · Serial No. 119-48 - OPPORTUNITIES WITH VHA REORGANIZATION

  ...le and dignity, leaving employees wondering if their jobs will be cut next to. I just want to point out none of that is done to service our veterans. This is not happening as work is slowing down, of course, within the VA. It is happening while VA experiences the largest expansion of VA...

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• 2026-10-30 · BARRETT · Serial No. 119-54 - FASTER DECISIONS, STRONGER OUTCOMES: VA'S WORK TO STREAMLINE THE DISABILITY CLAIMS BACKLOG

  ...an. Ms. Devlin, Ms. Flint, thank you for being here today and appreciate the insight into how we are able to reduce the claims backlog that veterans have experienced. I know that has been a legacy from previous administration and previous Congresses and appreciate the efforts to reduce t...

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• 2026-10-30 · BARRETT · Serial No. 119-48 - OPPORTUNITIES WITH VHA REORGANIZATION

  ...relates to expectations coming out of Washington, the management of the organization that way, and less about the actual care delivery for veterans. As I look at the new organization chart, I think the health service areas are going to be the ones that are directly engaged with the mana...

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• 2026-10-30 · CONAWAY · Serial No. 119-54 - FASTER DECISIONS, STRONGER OUTCOMES: VA'S WORK TO STREAMLINE THE DISABILITY CLAIMS BACKLOG

  ...kano for bringing us here today. Thank you, Ms. Devlin and Ms. Flint, for presenting yourself and to--here to be ready to answer questions. Veterans deserve quick and timely responses. While the reduction in disability claims backlog seems promising, it is not a reality for all veterans....

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• 2026-10-30 · CONAWAY · Serial No. 119-48 - OPPORTUNITIES WITH VHA REORGANIZATION

  ...le you have reached out to the family and that is certainly commendable, it would be helpful to show just some of the courage that our many veterans have shown in their service by standing up and calling out what is wrong, particularly with respect to Mr. Pretti and his life's work. Can...

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• 2026-10-30 · DEXTER · Serial No. 119-54 - FASTER DECISIONS, STRONGER OUTCOMES: VA'S WORK TO STREAMLINE THE DISABILITY CLAIMS BACKLOG

  ...this hearing. Thank you also for being here and, and giving your testimony. I think we all understand we share responsibility to ensure our veterans are getting high quality, timely benefit decisions. As amazing as it sounds, I tend to trust but verify. Please bear with me. We also had a...

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• 2026-10-30 · DEXTER · Serial No. 119-48 - OPPORTUNITIES WITH VHA REORGANIZATION

  ...ct on VA workers is both a disgrace and further undermines trust and leadership for the public servants who are committed to caring for our veterans. The employees of your agency feel threatened, silenced, and now deeply harmed by the lack of acknowledgment that one of their own was murd...

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• 2026-10-30 · HAMADEH · Serial No. 119-48 - OPPORTUNITIES WITH VHA REORGANIZATION

  ...you for being here today. First of all, I would like to say something that you are not hearing enough of. Thank you for your service to our veterans. I hear the great work and the improvements that are happening in my district and what you are doing to reorganize the Veteran Health Admin...

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• 2026-10-30 · KIGGANS · Serial No. 119-48 - OPPORTUNITIES WITH VHA REORGANIZATION

  ...nk you Mr. Chair. Thank you so much to our panelists and Mr. Secretary for taking time to be here and for what you are doing to support our veterans. I represent Virginia's Second District, so home to a large Navy population, large veteran population. It is so nice to have my neighbor an...

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• 2026-10-30 · LUTTRELL · Serial No. 119-54 - FASTER DECISIONS, STRONGER OUTCOMES: VA'S WORK TO STREAMLINE THE DISABILITY CLAIMS BACKLOG

  ...ould--I do not--I am going to speak freely with the committee. We are eagerly behind the, the injection of AI models into the system so our veterans get what they need in a, in a timely manner. Fair enough? Where do we stand with information flow between the Department of Defense and, De...

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• 2026-10-30 · MACE · Serial No. 119-48 - OPPORTUNITIES WITH VHA REORGANIZATION

  ...n VA Medical Center in partnership with the Medical University of South Carolina continues to play a crucial role in improving the lives of veterans throughout the Lowcountry. I kid you not, I had a call this morning from a veteran praising the Ralph H. Johnson VA facility in Charleston,...

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• 2026-10-30 · MILLER-MEEKS · Serial No. 119-54 - FASTER DECISIONS, STRONGER OUTCOMES: VA'S WORK TO STREAMLINE THE DISABILITY CLAIMS BACKLOG

  ...er are better quality? I.e., if it takes more time, does that actually ensure that it is greater quality? I will say that I have heard from veterans in my district about the time. That is a greater complaint often. I have also heard some speculation that board appeals might increase due...

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