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S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES  \nONE HUNDRED ELEVENTH CONGRESS  \nSECOND SESSION  \nJUNE 15, 2010  \nSerial No. 111–85  \nPrinted for the use of the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs  \n(  \nU.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE  \n57–029 WASHINGTON : 2011  \nFor sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, [http://bookstore.gpo.gov. For more](http://bookstore.gpo.gov. For more) information, contact the GPO Customer Contact Center, U.S. Government Printing Office. Phone 202–512–1800, or 866–512–1800 (toll-free) . E-mail, [gpo@custhelp.com](gpo@custhelp.com).  \nCOMMITTEE ON VETERANS’ AFFAIRS  \nBOB FILNER, California, Chairman  \nCORRINE BROWN, Florida VIC SNYDER, Arkansas MICHAEL H. MICHAUD, Maine  \nSTEPHANIE HERSETH SANDLIN, South Dakota  \nHARRY E. MITCHELL, Arizona JOHN J. HALL, New York DEBORAH L. HALVORSON, Illinois THOMAS S.P. PERRIELLO, Virginia  \nHARRY TEAGUE, New Mexico CIRO D. RODRIGUEZ, Texas JOE DONNELLY, Indiana JERRY MCNERNEY, California ZACHARY T. SPACE, Ohio TIMOTHY J. WALZ, Minnesota JOHN H. ADLER, New Jersey ANN KIRKPATRICK, Arizona GLENN C. NYE, Virginia  \nSTEVE BUYER, Indiana, Ranking CLIFF STEARNS, Florida JERRY MORAN, Kansas  \nHENRY E. BROWN, JR., South Carolina JEFF MILLER, Florida  \nJOHN BOOZMAN, Arkansas BRIAN P. BILBRAY, California DOUG LAMBORN, Colorado GUS M. BILIRAKIS, Florida VERN BUCHANAN, Florida DAVID P. ROE, Tennessee  \nMALCOM A. SHORTER, Staff Director  \nSUBCOMMITTEE ON DISABILITY ASSISTANCE AND MEMORIAL AFFAIRS  \nJOHN J. HALL, New York, Chairman  \nDEBORAH L. HALVORSON, Illinois JOE DONNELLY, Indiana  \nCIRO D. RODRIGUEZ, Texas ANN KIRKPATRICK, Arizona  \nDOUG LAMBORN, Colorado, Ranking JEFF MILLER, Florida  \nBRIAN P. BILBRAY, California  \nPursuant to clause 2(e)(4) of Rule XI of the Rules of the House, public hearing records of the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs are also published in electronic form. The printed hearing record remains the official version. Because electronic submissions are used to prepare both printed and electronic versions of the hearing record, the process of converting between various electronic formats may introduce unintentional errors or omissions. Such occurrences are inherent in the current publication process and should diminish as the process is further refined.  \nC O N T E N T S  \nJune 15, 2010  \nPage  \nThe State of the Veterans Benefits Administration ............................................. 1  \nOPENING STATEMENTS  \nChairman John J. Hall ............................................................................................ 1  \nPrepared statement of Chairman Hall ........................................................... 39  \nHon. Doug Lamborn, Ranking Republican Member ............................................. 3  \nPrepared statement of Congressman Lamborn .............................................. 40  \nHon. Deborah L. Halvorson .................................................................................... 3  \nWITNESSES  \nAdvisory Committee on Disability Compensation, Lieutenant General Ronald R. Blanck, USA (Ret.), D.O., Member ................................................................ 4  \nPrepared statement of General Blanck .......................................................... 40  \nU.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Michael Walcoff, Acting Under Secretary for Benefits, Veterans Benefits Administration ..................................... 26  \nPrepared statement of Mr. Walcoff ................................................................. 66  \nAmerican Federation of Government Employees, AFL–CIO, and AFGE Veterans Affairs Council, Molly M. Ames, Rating Veterans Service Representative, Veterans Benefits Administration Regional Office, San Diego, CA ........ 18  \nPrepared statement of Ms. Ames .................................................................... 59  \nAmerican Legion, Ian [C. 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