War Vets Are Getting Screwed Thanks To A VA Computer Glitch
by Shane Dixon Kavanaugh (Vocativ): More than 35,000 combat veterans are being denied access to their healthcare by the Department of Veterans Affairs, with many waiting for years, because of a glitch in the agency’s computer system. The findings are based on internal documents obtained by the Huffington Post that show how the former troops—almost all of whom served in Iraq and Afghanistan—were mistakenly placed in a “pending” list for failing to provide certain financial information, even though combat troops are not required to do so.
The revelation comes just months after a separate series of leaked VA documents showed how more than 238,000 veterans have died over the years while waiting for their healthcare applications with the agency to be approved. About 16,000 of the 35,000 combat vets currently in limbo have been waiting for more than five years to receive healthcare from the VA, the Huffington Post reported.
Vocativ analyzed the data behind the VA’s current computer error and found that the combat vets affected live in all 50 states. Twenty-one states have 500 or more vets who have been denied healthcare because of the glitch, with eight states exceeding 1,000. Here’s a breakdown of the numbers.
Here are the numbers of vets affected in the remaining 40 states.
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The revelation comes just months after a separate series of leaked VA documents showed how more than 238,000 veterans have died over the years while waiting for their healthcare applications with the agency to be approved. About 16,000 of the 35,000 combat vets currently in limbo have been waiting for more than five years to receive healthcare from the VA, the Huffington Post reported.
Vocativ analyzed the data behind the VA’s current computer error and found that the combat vets affected live in all 50 states. Twenty-one states have 500 or more vets who have been denied healthcare because of the glitch, with eight states exceeding 1,000. Here’s a breakdown of the numbers.
Alabama: 922 Virginia: 910 South Carolina: 880 North Carolina: 864 Missouri: 858 Georgia: 769 Mississippi: 762 Arizona: 759 Louisiana : 721 Colorado: 695 Washington: 585 Maryland:485 Kansas: 481 Indiana: 474 | Oregon: 455 Arkansas: 448 Massachusetts: 439 Minnesota: 414 Oklahoma: 406 Nevada: 401 Wisconsin: 372 New Jersey: 372 West Virginia: 331 Iowa: 316 Hawaii: 301 New Mexico: 289 Kentucky: 287 Utah: 272 | Nebraska: 254 Alaska: 222 Wyoming: 219 Delaware: 189 Connecticut: 165 New Hampshire: 141 North Dakota: 121 Rhode Island: 119 Idaho: 119 South Dakota: 109 Montana: 92 Vermont: 51 Maine: 51 |
Shane Dixon Kavanaugh provided his Vocativ article to the editor, ARRA News Service for publication.
Tags: war vets, denied access to healthcare, deaths, veterans administration, VA Computer glitch, Shane Dixon Kavanaugh, Vocativ To share or post to your site, click on "Post Link". Please mention / link to the ARRA News Service. and "Like" Facebook Page - Thanks!
4 Comments:
Accidentally on purpose.
How about ya glitch the welfare system and watch what happens. Our guys need better than this.
Glitches are fixable - GET IT DONE! Our Vets deserve better than this!
When will this ever end!
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