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Cameron was in a dead heat for most of the race. he's expected to meet with queen elizabeth this morning. that should happen around 7:30 eastern time. oh >> you have heard this story a time or two about the va and it's happening again. a living veteran said he got a letter from the va saying he was dead. the notice canceled the benefits that he depends on because he's unable to work due to his combat injuries. they also sent checks to his ex-wife to cover the funeral costs. the va says its trying to correct that error. >> why does that keep happening? >> millions of american's private informat...

The feds sent a letter notifying relatives of a veteran he died but did not count on the veteran opening the letter himself to realize he was dead. he is now fighting back in all of his aliveness to get his benefits back after he said the government cut them off pretending he was dead or thinking he was dead. here's the dead guy north dead gay, robert presley, he says she cannot work because of combat injuries, not because he is dead and his family depends on the checks from the government. >> scare monday to death that at the touch of a button or because of somebody's clerical error my whole ...

>> well, i was -- i stained some combat injuries over three years ago, and they began a board to medically retire me. normally supposed to be a one-year process, but with the va backlog, my active duty orders expired and it went on for another two years. during the interim, we were put off of the tri-care insurance and my children then went on social security. >> see if you can get her to take the pacifier. i know about that. basically you were supposed -- you were retired and an injured veteran. two tours in iraq. supposed to get this insurance. it didn't happen. you have been on backlog and ...

Painkillers. it will also kill emotional pain. they don't have the training or languaging to express that they need help emotionally or psychologically and so i think that it is a setup. we're trying to manage chronic pain. they are very vulnerable to abusing medications and then developing an addiction and then further problems with what that would bring with it. shannon: commander, did your results of study tell you about whether or not these men and women feel like they have issue or problem or want help or simply reporting numbers that they admit this is what they're experiencing? >> it wa...

Some cases higher than the general population with their own private health insurance. v.a. care can be highly specialized. you are dealing with combat injuries, dealing with veterans that have problems very specific to their military service. and who better is -- to care for them than the v.a. >> i see. >> but the problem is access. they are not able to get that care. so it is a quandary here about, hey, we're great at providing it, when we can get to you and that is why you are hearing the calls for privatization and i think we'll see legislation on it as well. >> and speaking about the time...