Article Photos: Watchdog: Veterans group skeptical of VA claims progress



House Committee on Veterans Affairs Chairman Rep. Jeff Miller, R-Fla., speaks on the House floor. Miller and Rep. Michael Michaud, D-Maine, the committee's ranking minority member, agreed yesterday that Department of Veterans Affairs employees who can't perform as required to eliminate a mounting backlog of unprocessed benefits claims should be disciplined or terminated. (AP Photo)

House Committee on Veterans Affairs Chairman Rep. Jeff Miller, R-Fla., speaks on the House floor. Miller and Rep. Michael Michaud, D-Maine, the committee's ranking minority member, agreed yesterday that Department of Veterans Affairs employees who can't perform as required to eliminate a mounting backlog of unprocessed benefits claims should be disciplined or terminated. (AP Photo)