Backlog of Veterans' Pending Disability Claims Increases 179% Under Obama BUT... Jobless disability approved claims soar to record $200B

Backlog of Veterans' Pending Disability Claims Increases 179% Under Obama  BUT...

Jobless disability approved claims soar to record $200B

So what has Obama done with your tax dollars? He is using it to buy votes by giving away disability to many who do not deserve it. Their only injury is running out of unemployment insurance. At the same time he denies out brave service men and women the benefits they earned with their dedication and blood. But the odds are they will not vote for Obama so he treats them with no respect.

The backlog of veterans’ disability claims has jumped by 179 percent during President Barack Obama’s first term in office, reaching 883,949 outstanding claims, according to Veterans Administration (VA) statistics. (Click Oct. 1, 2012 link.)

The backlog of claims is at near-record highs, with 65.8 percent of claims being backlogged for 125 days or more.

The total claims include disability claims by veterans as well as from surviving spouses, children, or parents. As the VA explains, these claims are "based upon the effects of disabilities, diseases, or injuries incurred or aggravated during military service." And the claims by spouses, children, or parents are based "upon the Veteran's death due to service-related causes." (Click Oct. 1, 2012 link.)

Non military Americans standing too many months on the unemployment line is driving Americans crazy — literally — and it’s costing taxpayers hundreds of billions of dollars.

With their unemployment-insurance checks running out, some of the country’s long-term jobless are scrambling to fill the gap by filing claims for mental illness and other disabilities with Social Security — a surge that hobbles taxpayers and making the employment rate look healthier than it should as these people drop out of the job statistics.

“It could be because their health really is getting worse from the stress of being out of work,” says Matthew Rutledge, a research economist at Boston College. “Or it could just be desperation — people trying to make ends meet when other safety nets just aren’t there.”