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U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit

May 9, 2012

9th Circuit sides with VA in veterans' lawsuit

Turning a deaf ear to the pleas of military veterans seeking reform of their mental health care benefits system, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday ruled that only Congress and the Obama administration can help.


By John Roemer


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Turning a deaf ear to the pleas of military veterans seeking reform of their mental health care benefits system, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday ruled that only Congress and the Obama administration can help.


An en banc panel voted 10-1 that it had no power to fix admittedly intolerable lags in processing Department of Veterans Affairs' benefits claims because Washington lawmakers g...

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