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Nation. nothing. no pension and health care for his wife and kids, no protection for himself and his family. once the story was published there was some controversy about whether "esquire" made a factual error when they described his benefits. it turns out he is entitled to benefits for five years, but none for his family. they clarified that. like many vets, he will have to wait at least eight months to have his disability claims adjudicated. the national wait time nationally is more than nine months. the center for investigative reporting analyzed the wait times for 58 veterans affairs offic...

In new york, the average wait is 412 days. in oakland, california, 427 days. in waco, texas, veterans are waiting on average 441 days. in phoenix, it's 451 days. in los angeles, it's over 500 days. so almost a year and a half veterans in los angeles are waiting just for a preliminary answer from the va. waiting while in some cases they are unable to work, hence the disability claim. a year and a half. just waiting to hear back about whether that claim is going to be accept order denied. wait until you have to appeal. you've heard before about this backlog, right? how the government is blowing ...

He will, i would think, eventually get this ability. >> that's a good poit. uh -- according to the center for investigative reporting the average wait time for a v.a. claim is 273 days. that's unacceptable. >> that's way long. >> and in a lot of cities depending on where you file your claim, it is over a year. houston, 350 days average wait time. new york 412. oakland 427. los angeles is 506 days to process your claim. >> a lot of days, andy. >> it is a lot of days. it is shameful. >> you are shameful. >> not something to joke about, greg. >> i am not kidding. i don't like you. go ahead. >> it...

He will, i would think, eventually get this ability. >> that's a good poit. uh -- according to the center for investigative reporting the average wait time for a v.a. claim is 273 days. that's unacceptable. >> that's way long. >> and in a lot of cities depending on where you file your claim, it is over a year. houston, 350 days average wait time. new york 412. oakland 427. los angeles is 506 days to process your claim. >> a lot of days, andy. >> it is a lot of days. it is shameful. >> you are shameful. >> not something to joke about, greg. >> i am not kidding. i don't like you. go ahead. >> it...

For investigative reporting the average wait time for a v.a. claim is 273 days. that's unacceptable. >> that's way long. >> and in a lot of cities depending on where you file your claim, it is over a year. houston, 350 days average wait time. new york 412. oakland 427. los angeles is 506 days to process your claim. >> a lot of days, andy. >> it is a lot of days. it is shameful. >> you are shameful. >> not something to joke about, greg. >> i am not kidding. i don't like you. go ahead. >> it is true. >> tom, you asked why the shooter isn't eligible for the reward money. greg, you brought up some...