Federal review finds errors at Anchorage VA office

Federal review finds errors at Anchorage VA office

The Associated Press

Published: January 29th, 2010 08:17 AM
Last Modified: January 29th, 2010 08:42 AM

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Federal inspectors gave the Anchorage Veterans Administration regional office a poor review for its handling of disability claims - a 29 percent error rate.


The Anchorage Daily News reports that has resulted in delays, underpayments and denials of services for some veterans.

Office supervisors say they are well on the way toward fixing the problems identified in last year's inspection.

Alaska had the highest number of veterans per capita of any state as of the last census, at nearly 18 percent of the population.
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Federal review finds errors at Anchorage VA office