Thousands of ‘Very Much Alive’ Veterans Get Benefits Restored After Being Declared Dead

The Department of Veterans Affairs cut off benefits for thousands of people across the United States after they were mistakenly declared dead, said a Florida congressman on May 25.
Thousands of ‘Very Much Alive’ Veterans Get Benefits Restored After Being Declared Dead
[File] Vietnam War veterans salute at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on the National Mall in Washington on Nov. 11, 2013. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
5/26/2016
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The congressman said will be asking for an annual survey, as well as a report at the end of 2016.

He said that if the new protocols don’t work, congress will “demand further action.”

“It’s a problem that should have been addressed years ago, as it has caused needless hardships for thousands of people who had their benefits terminated and their world turned upside down.”