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VA releases number of survivors who collect disability benefits for veterans who die waiting

Family members of nearly 19,500 veterans who died while they waited for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to complete a review of their disability benefits claim collected $436.9 million last year, according to information the agency provided Friday.

By Yvonne Wenger

February 2, 2013

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