VA mishandled claims for veterans with ALS, watchdog finds
WASHINGTON — The internal watchdog at the Department of Veterans Affairs has uncovered widespread errors in how the agency awards benefits to some of its most vulnerable patients: those diagnosed with the devastating neurological disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.VA Inspector General Michael Missal, in a review released Tuesday, found that dozens of veterans suffering from ALS were deprived of financial support because staff mishandled their benefits claims. […]
