Hearing: “Defined Expectations: Evaluating VA’s Performance in the Servicemember Transition Process”

Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs (Committee on Veterans' Affairs)

Panel one

Mr. David Bowen
(Accompanying Mrs. Weaver) Director of Health Information Technology, Defense Health Agency, on behalf of U.S. Department of Defense

Mr. Tom Murphy
(Accompanying Ms. Rubens) Director of Compensation Service, Veterans Benefits Administration, on behalf of U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Ms. Diana Rubens
Deputy Under Secretary for Field Operations, Veterans Benefits Administration, on behalf of U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

• Witness Statement [PDF] Added 05/30/2014 at 01:42 PM

Ms. Nancy Weaver
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, Warrior Care Policy, on behalf of U.S. Department of Defense

• Witness Statement [PDF] Added 05/30/2014 at 01:42 PM

Panel two

Mr. Ramon Figueroa
Project Manager, Bay Pines Benefits Inspection Division, Office of Inspector General, on behalf of U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Ms. Linda Halliday
Assistant Inspector General for Audits and Evaluations, Office of Inspector General, on behalf of U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

• Witness Statement [PDF] Added 05/30/2014 at 01:42 PM

Ms. Nora Stokes
(Accompanying Ms. Halliday) Director, Bay Pines Benefits Inspection Division, Office of Inspector General, on behalf of U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Mr. Kent Wrathall
(Accompanying Ms. Halliday) Director, Atlanta Office of Audits and Evaluations, Office of the Inspector General, on behalf of U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Panel three

Mr. Gerardo Avila
National MED/PEB Representative, The American Legion

• Witness Statement [PDF] Added 05/30/2014 at 01:42 PM

Mr. Brendon Gehrke
Senior Legislative Associate, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States

• Witness Statement [PDF] Added 05/30/2014 at 01:42 PM

Ms. Debra J. Gipson
Individual Servicemember

• Witness Statement [PDF] Added 05/30/2014 at 01:42 PM

Mr. Eric Jenkins
Rating Veterans Service Representative, American Federation of Government Employees, AFL-CIO and the AFGE National VA Council, Winston Salem Regional Office

• Witness Statement [PDF] Added 05/30/2014 at 01:42 PM

Mr. Paul Raymond Varela
Assistant National Legislative Director, Disabled American Veterans

• Witness Statement [PDF] Added 05/30/2014 at 01:42 PM