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[quote]Department of Veterans Affairs regional offices have been ordered to immediately stop shredding documents after an investigation found some benefits claims and supporting documents among piles of papers waiting to be destroyed.
Claims often include personal records supplied by veterans that are not duplicated in government files and might be difficult to replace, such as certificates for births, deaths and marriage.
In a statement, VA Secretary James Peake said only a handful of documents were found among piles of documents set aside to be shredded. But he is not pleased.
“I insist on the highest possible standards for processing and safeguarding information in VA’s custody,â€
VA Claims Docs stacked, ready to be shredded.
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#1 VA Claims Docs stacked, ready to be shredded.
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Son of A BITCH!
This is why I keep copies of everything I send to the VA, reason number 12 and counting.
This is why I keep copies of everything I send to the VA, reason number 12 and counting.
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