On paper, bureaucrats may just be completing a check in the box exercise instead of completing a thoughtful review of each case. Additionally, we've heard numerous concerns about long time wait. Long time wait time. Excuse me. 65% of regional offices take over a month for a veteran to meet with a counselor for an initial evaluation. And my friend in ranking members regional office in San Diego, the average is 158 days for a veteran to meet a counselor for an initial evaluation. (04:48–04:56)
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Asserts that 65% of regional offices take over a month for an initial evaluation.
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