Jim
Fausone
Veteran
Disability Lawyer
Listening
to the general press, you would think the world will fall apart if there is a government
shutdown. In reality, only about 1/3 of the government workers will be
off work.
The
VA will be at work on your claims. The
October payments are already in the mail. VA benefits are protected
and should go out during a shutdown. Could VA run out of funds, maybe in a
month or so. If your claim is being processed, the VA
employees who handle such claims are protected from the shutdown.
But
remember how slow VA is anyway, so the shutdown provides a convenient excuse
for not meeting schedule. So let's not freak out just yet.
The VA is still working and Congress will figure this out in a few days or a week. Veterans have enough stress in
their lives without it being whipped into a frenzy by the general media.
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