FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday, March 23, 2017
Contact: Amanda Maddox, 202-224-7777
Kristen Hines, 202-228-2967
Isakson Statement on Government Accountability Office Report on VA Appeals Process
MARIETTA, Ga. –
U.S.
Senator Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., chairman of the Senate Committee on
Veterans’ Affairs, today released the following statement on the
report released by the U.S. Government Accountability Office regarding
the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) benefit compensation appeals process:
“We
must continue to make it our top priority to address the unacceptable
delays that veterans and their families face during the VA’s disability
claims appeal process. This report provides a valuable
assessment of the areas where progress is being made and where more
work remains to be done. I appreciate the Government Accountability
Office’s review of this important topic. I will continue to work with my
colleagues in Congress, the VA and key stakeholders
to determine the best path forward to improve the process and ensure
that veterans do not continue to experience long delays when seeking
benefits from the VA.”
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The
Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs is chaired by U.S. Senator Johnny
Isakson, R-Ga., in the 115th Congress. Isakson is a veteran himself –
having served in the Georgia Air National Guard
from 1966-1972 – and has been a member of the Senate VA Committee since
he joined the Senate in 2005. Isakson’s home state of Georgia is home
to more than a dozen military installations representing each branch of
the military as well as more than 750,000
veterans.
veterans
