Jim Fausone
\nVeteran Disability Lawyer<\/p>\n
If you are a veteran navigating the VA<\/a> disability process, you are amazed at the numerous forms that must be completed.\u00a0 If you are like many vets, the DOD<\/a> experience with forms did not train you for the VA collection of forms, some of which seem designed to confuse.\u00a0 A recent article discussed the federal government\u2019s desire to create a form for every event. “The American Action Forum found that paperwork needed for health benefits claims \u2014 in part the result of 31.2 million Veterans Affairs claims each year \u2014 takes federal employees roughly 43.3 million hours to process.”<\/p>\n “Other findings in the study:<\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 A disabled veteran seeking health and educational benefits could encounter up to 49 different forms, more than four hours of paperwork,\u00a0and an aggregate cost of $125, assuming $31 per hour of compliance time.<\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0One collection, \u201cIncome-Net Worth and Employment Statement,\u201d contains 40 questions, takes one hour (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Jim Fausone Veteran Disability Lawyer If you are a veteran navigating the VA disability process, you are amazed at the numerous forms that must be completed.\u00a0 If you are like many vets, the DOD experience with forms did not train…<\/span><\/p>\n\n