I'm told sometime in the past month the Office of Management and Budget approved a six-page claim form that veterans use to apply for disability benefits, replacing a 23-page application that was so complex that only a bureaucrat could comprehend it.
The Veterans Affairs Department has yet to post the form for use on its Web site, which is replete with forms, but, as a public service, here it is.
Paul Sullivan, executive director of Veterans for Common Sense, says the shorter form goes a long way toward reducing vets' paperwork burden when applying for benefits, but he would like to see a one-page form.
That may be asking too much.
Bob Brewin
Bob Brewin joined Government Executive in April 2007, bringing with him more than 20 years of experience as a journalist focusing on defense issues and technology. Bob covers the world of defense and information technology for Nextgov, and is the author of the “What’s Brewin” blog.
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