United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Congress House of Representatives author aut Government Organization text government publication eng CHRG Congressional Committee Materials 119_house_hearings legislative 2025-09-05 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CHRG-119hhrg61149 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CHRG-119hhrg61149/html/CHRG-119hhrg61149.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CHRG-119hhrg61149/pdf/CHRG-119hhrg61149.pdf U.S. Government Publishing Office 2025-04-09 monographic deposited born digital 60 digital object pages Y 4.V 64/3:119-16 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CHRG-119hhrg61149 P0b002ee1d71bb5a6 001461776 f:61149.txt DGPO 2025-09-05 2025-09-05 CHRG-119hhrg61149 machine generated eng fdlp HHRG CHRG-119hhrg61149 G HOUSE 119 1 2025-04-09 Serial No. 119-16 EXAMINING VA EFFORTS TO DECREASE DELAYS IN VETERANS' DISABILITY COMPENSATION CLAIMS OTHERPART CHRG-119hhrg61149 true Mr. Kenneth Smith, Assistant Deputy Undersecretary, Field Operations, Acting Executive Director, Education Services, Veterans Benefits Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Accompanied by: Mr. James W. Smith, Deputy Executive Director, Policy and Procedures, Compensation Service, Veterans Benefits Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Mr. Robert J. Orifici, Executive Director, Benefits and Memorial Services, Office of Information and Technology, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Mr. James "Jim" R. Swartz, President, AFGE Local 2823, American Federation of Government Employees false 61-149 Committee on Veterans' Affairs Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs 118096 https://www.youtube.com/embed/Ns82EMGPNa4?enablejsapi=1&rel=0 JULIA BROWNLEY of California Julia Brownley Brownley, Julia MIKE BOST of Illinois Mike Bost Bost, Mike JACK BERGMAN of Michigan Jack Bergman Bergman, Jack NIKKI BUDZINSKI of Illinois Nikki Budzinski Budzinski, Nikki TOM BARRETT of Michigan Tom Barrett Barrett, Tom JUAN CISCOMANI of Arizona Juan Ciscomani Ciscomani, Juan HERB CONAWAY of New Jersey Herbert C. Conaway, Jr. Conaway, Herbert C. Herbert Conaway Herbert C. Conaway MAXINE DEXTER of Oregon Maxine Dexter Dexter, Maxine ABE HAMADEH of Arizona Abraham J. Hamadeh Hamadeh, Abraham J. Abraham Hamadeh JEN KIGGANS of Virginia Jennifer A. Kiggans Kiggans, Jennifer A. Jennifer Kiggans TIMOTHY M. KENNEDY of New York Timothy M. Kennedy Kennedy, Timothy M. Timothy Kennedy MORGAN LUTTRELL of Texas Morgan Luttrell Luttrell, Morgan NANCY MACE of South Carolina Nancy Mace Mace, Nancy GREGORY F. MURPHY of North Carolina Gregory F. Murphy Murphy, Gregory F. Gregory Murphy MARIANNETTE MILLER-MEEKS of Iowa Mariannette Miller-Meeks Miller-Meeks, Mariannette MORGAN MCGARVEY of Kentucky Morgan McGarvey McGarvey, Morgan KELLY MORRISON of Minnesota Kelly Morrison Morrison, Kelly CHRIS PAPPAS of New Hampshire Chris Pappas Pappas, Chris DELIA RAMIREZ of Illinois Delia C. Ramirez Ramirez, Delia C. Delia Ramirez KEITH SELF of Texas Keith Self Self, Keith MARK TAKANO of California Mark Takano Takano, Mark false false United States Congress House of Representatives Committee on Veterans' Affairs associated name asn Government Organization Julia Brownley United States House of Representatives committee member United States Congressional Member Mike Bost United States House of Representatives committee member United States Congressional Member Jack Bergman United States House of Representatives committee member United States Congressional Member Nikki Budzinski United States House of Representatives committee member United States Congressional Member Tom Barrett United States House of Representatives committee member United States Congressional Member Juan Ciscomani United States House of Representatives committee member United States Congressional Member Herbert C. Conaway, Jr. United States House of Representatives committee member United States Congressional Member Maxine Dexter United States House of Representatives committee member United States Congressional Member Abraham J. Hamadeh United States House of Representatives committee member United States Congressional Member Jennifer A. Kiggans United States House of Representatives committee member United States Congressional Member Timothy M. Kennedy United States House of Representatives committee member United States Congressional Member Morgan Luttrell United States House of Representatives committee member United States Congressional Member Nancy Mace United States House of Representatives committee member United States Congressional Member Gregory F. Murphy United States House of Representatives committee member United States Congressional Member Mariannette Miller-Meeks United States House of Representatives committee member United States Congressional Member Morgan McGarvey United States House of Representatives committee member United States Congressional Member Kelly Morrison United States House of Representatives committee member United States Congressional Member Chris Pappas United States House of Representatives committee member United States Congressional Member Delia C. Ramirez United States House of Representatives committee member United States Congressional Member Keith Self United States House of Representatives committee member United States Congressional Member Mark Takano United States House of Representatives committee member United States Congressional Member Mr. Kenneth Smith, Assistant Deputy Undersecretary, Field Operations, Acting Executive Director, Education Services, Veterans Benefits Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs witness wit Hearing Witness Accompanied by: Mr. James W. Smith, Deputy Executive Director, Policy and Procedures, Compensation Service, Veterans Benefits Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Mr. Robert J. Orifici, Executive Director, Benefits and Memorial Services, Office of Information and Technology, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Mr. James "Jim" R. Swartz, President, AFGE Local 2823, American Federation of Government Employees witness wit Hearing Witness H.R. 2137 119 BODY Serial No. 119-16