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Been speaking out about it. here to join us with more is fox news legal analyst, peter johnson, jr., who has been on this from the start. >> thanks. happy birthday. this is a piece of the scandal that we had forgotten about. this was scandal number one in terms of people not being able to get their disability claims filed and approved by the federal government. now we see some statistics that are absolutely staggering. benefits appeal rulings take almost 19 months to resolve. that's a simple appeal they're talking about. at least 350,000 veterans of wars before iraq and afghanistan have outsta...

Sacrificial beings fighting for our freedom and put them into what really has been more of a prison rather than a free health system for them that has choices. that card could be a ticket to have some control of their health when they come back and at the very least be seen. some are asking is this too little too late? >> there is a great op-ed on the pages of the "wall street journal" written by a guy who used to be a v.a. doctor. he says it never worbgt effectively -- worked effectively. they would stop surgery at 3:00 in the hospital so everybody could go home. they need to wind down the v....

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Headline time on this wednesday morning from the entertainment world. posing nude on an inflatable dolphin. okay. elisabeth, over to you and peter johnson, jr. >> thank you. 19 months, the amount of time it takes the v.a. to deal with a single claim appeal. these waiting games are leaving older veterans without benefits for years. in many cases, hurting they're already fragile conditions. it's a new twist to the v.a. scandal and you the viewers have

>> when i heard this yesterday -- because today a big hearing is set to take place right there on capitol hill. shinseki, who has been asked to resign both from congressional democrats and republicans, is set to give the president information in terms of what was behind all the delays and paper work that was set to the side as it relates to veterans' health. the v.a., in a move to put forth an olive branch, said they're going to be making some changes finally for the veterans who deserve the best care. they said if you've been waiting longer than 30 days, you as a veteran now will have the gre...