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As commander in chief i'm going to keep on fighting to deliver the care and the benefits and the opportunities that your families deserve. now, and for decades to come. that is a commitment to which i feel a sacred duty to maintain. >> well, keeping them honest, this is a promise that he has made before and others have made before, as well. >> we're keeping our promise to fulfill another top priority at the v.a. cutting the red tape and efficiencies that cause back logs and delays in the claims process. >> they should never, never be denied the quality medical care or mental illness or injury ...

Additional from congress, and that was weird, because there were starting to be local and then national news reports about v.a. facilities having to freeze hiring, having to delay purchases, because they were running out of money. but in washington, they insisted, the v.a. had everything they needed. they didn't need anything extra. right up until the moment that the congress actually had to appropriate $1.5 billion in emergency, supplemental funds to shore up a v.a. that actually really was falling apart and totally underfund, even though they were saying overtly that everything was fine. bef...

It added several layers of bureaucracy to the v.a. claims process, made it more opaque than ever. it slowed down an already slow and clunky system. they passed that law in 19 -- they passed that law because of these numbers that they were upset about. by 1999, this is how long it was taking to process claims. 166 days. they thought that was way too slow. so they responded to that, and they passed that new law to speed it up. want to know what that new law did? look, within two years, it was taking 224 days to process the claims. in 2010, it was viewed as, and in many ways, it was, a huge victo...

Now, and for decades to come. that is a commitment to which i feel a sacred duty to maintain. >> well, keeping them honest, this is a promise that he has made before and others have made before, as well. >> we're keeping our promise to fulfill another top priority at the v.a. cutting the red tape and inefficiencies that cause backlogs and delays in the claims process. >> they should never, never be deprived of quality medical care and mental health care coverage for illness or injury incurred as a result of their service to our nation. >> as we bring our sons and daughters home, let's take car...

Partially complete handwritten forms as it does now. >> we have concerns because the average age of the american veteran is 64 years old according to a study in 2011. the 2010 census reported 65 percent of americans 65 and older don't have access. >> this proposed rule would require the use of standardized forms to help streamline the claims process and modernize the va system to ensure veterans and their families receive the best they deserve more quickly. chuck hagel supports the change arguing younger vets want to file the claims on their cell phones. >> younger vets say those with traumati...