More than 5,000 supporters, spectators and participants attended The Challenged Athletes Foundation’s 20th Annual Aspen Medical Products San Diego Triathlon Challenge on Oct. 20th. The event featured nearly 300 challenged athletes from around the country. Two hundred athletes participated side-by-side…
Day: November 8, 2013
VA disability claims backlog down 34% since March
The Department of Veterans Affairs has reduced the backlog of disability compensation claims from 611,000 to 400,835, or 34%, since its peak in March. “Veterans shouldn’t have to wait for the benefits they’ve earned,” Eric Shinseki, secretary of Veterans Affairs…