Hearing: Examining the VA Appeals Process: Ensuring High Quality Decision-Making for Veterans’ Claims on Appeal

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

Panel one

Ms. Elizabeth Curda
Director, U.S. Government Accountability Office, on behalf of Education, Workforce, and Income Security Issues

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Mr. Kenneth A. Arnold
Vice Chairman, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, on behalf of Board of Veterans’ Appeals

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Ms. Mary Ann (Merri) Flynn
Chief Counsel, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, on behalf of Office of General Counsel

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Mr. Timothy Sirhal
Executive Director, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, on behalf of Veterans Benefits Administration

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Panel two

Mr. Shane Liermann
Deputy National Legislative Director, Disabled American Veterans (DAV)

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Ms. Diane Boyd Rauber
Executive Director, National Organization of Veterans’ Advocates, Inc. (NOVA)

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Mr. Michael S. Figlioli
Director, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (VFW), on behalf of National Veterans Service

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Mr. Zachary M. Stolz
Partner, Chisholm Chisholm & Kilpatrick LTD (CCK)

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Mr. Douglas E. Massey
President, American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), on behalf of Local 17

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