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They tell you what stuff needs fixing, and what stuff can wait. next time i'm going to midas. high-five! arg! i did not see that coming. trust the midas touch. for brakes, tires, oil, everything. (whistling) on this veterans day, a new investigation reveals some positive news in what's been on on going embarrassment for the veterans administration. major improvements in those skru excruciatingly long wait for benefits. a quarter of a million vets were waiting more than a year for their checks, a 2,000% increase under president obama. a report today shows that number has dropped to 34,000, bu...

With zanlts and they cannot work because of their service connected disabilities they file for disability benefits. those new first-time claims are taking nine months on average to process, for some people taking years. there's a benefits backlog at the department of veterans affairs that is embarrassing. the problem did not start under president obama but also did not get better under the course of his administration and thus far gotten worse. the problem in the last few years we have had way more veterans eligible for all sorts of benefits. no, sir were 30epolicy changes e overtly and we kne...

After vietnam. it has very different contours, there is still a problem. when our veterans return home with disabilities and they cannot work because of their service connected disabilities they file for disability benefits. those new first-time claims are taking nine months on average to process, for some people taking years. there's a benefits backlog at the department of veterans affairs that is embarrassing. the problem did not start under president obama but also did not get better under the course of his administration and thus far gotten worse. the problem in the last few years we have ...

Generation's long wars. it's not at all like it was after vietnam. it has very different contours, there is still a problem. when our veterans return home with disabilities and they cannot work because of their service connected disabilities they file for disability benefits. those new first-time claims are taking nine months on average to process, for some people taking years. there's a benefits backlog at the department of veterans affairs that is embarrassing. the problem did not start under president obama but also did not get better under the course of his administration and thus far gott...

Order that eviscerated the agency. david hoff is from the group at that brought the federal lawsuit that prompted the opinion. >> the judge came out and ruled in our favor, saying that va cannot proceed in this fashion, that they were circumventing the rights to veterans. >> in a statement the va did not go into details about the order, but says it's working with the justice department to form a response. fox news has been covering the story of the va backlog for months speaking with veterans and advocates all calling the benefits backlog a disgrace. >> we see claims sent in by veterans every ...