Hearing: Lost in Translation: How VA's Disability Claims and Appeals Letters Should be Simplified

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

Panel one

Ms. Beth Murphy
Executive Director, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, on behalf of Compensation Service

• Witness Testimony - Ms. Murphy [PDF] Added 03/19/2024 at 09:12 AM
• Witness Biography - Ms. Murphy [PDF] Added 03/18/2024 at 04:47 PM

Ms. Caroline Fleming
Veterans Law Judge, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, on behalf of Board of Veterans’ Appeals

• Witness Biography - Ms. Fleming [PDF] Added 03/18/2024 at 04:47 PM

Ms. Denise Kitts
Executive Director, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, on behalf of Enterprise Measurement and Design, Veterans Experience Office

• Witness Biography - Ms. Kitts [PDF] Added 03/18/2024 at 04:47 PM

Mr. Brian Griffin
Deputy Chief Counsel, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, on behalf of Office of General Counsel

• Witness Biography - Mr. Griffin [PDF] Added 03/18/2024 at 04:47 PM

Panel two

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

• Witness Testimony - Mr. Liermann [PDF] Added 03/18/2024 at 01:21 PM
• Documents for the Record - Mr. Liermann [PDF] Added 03/18/2024 at 01:21 PM
• Truth in Testimony Disclosure Form - Mr. Liermann [PDF] Added 03/18/2024 at 01:21 PM
• Witness Biography - Mr. Liermann [PDF] Added 03/18/2024 at 01:21 PM

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

• Witness Testimony - Ms. Rauber [PDF] Added 03/18/2024 at 01:21 PM
• Documents for the Record - Ms. Rauber [PDF] Added 03/18/2024 at 01:21 PM
• Truth in Testimony Disclosure Form - Ms. Rauber [PDF] Added 03/18/2024 at 01:21 PM
• Witness Biography - Ms. Rauber [PDF] Added 03/18/2024 at 01:21 PM

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

• Truth in Testimony Disclosure Form - Mr. Figlioli [PDF] Added 03/18/2024 at 01:21 PM
• Witness Biography - Mr. Figlioli [PDF] Added 03/18/2024 at 01:21 PM
• Witness Testimony - Mr. Figlioli [PDF] Added 03/18/2024 at 01:21 PM