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WITNESS LIST

SUBCOMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND

INVESTIGATIONS

HEARING ON THE VA’S DISABILITY 

CLAIMS PROCESSING

Thursday, May 18, 2000, 10:00 a.m.
Room 334, Cannon House Office Building

 

Panel 1

Honorable Bill McCollum
(FL-8)

Panel 2

Eugene R. Birge
Disabled Veteran

Johnny Nixon
Disabled Veteran

Panel 3

Michael G. Sullivan
Deputy Inspector General
Department of Veterans Affairs

Accompanied by:

Michael Guier
Audit Manager
Office of the Inspector General
Department of Veterans Affairs

Cynthia Bascetta
Associate Director
Health, Education, and Human Services Division
General Accounting Office

Accompanied by:

Irene Chu
Assistant Director
Health, Education, and Human Services Division
General Accounting Office

Helen Lew
Assistant Director
Accounting and Information Management Division
General Accounting Office

Panel 4

Honorable Joseph Thompson
Under Secretary for Benefits
Veterans Benefits Administration
Department of Veterans Affairs

Accompanied by:

Patrick Nappi
Deputy Under Secretary for Field Operations
Veterans Benefits Administration
Department of Veterans Affairs

Robert Epley
Director, Compensation and Pension Service
Veterans Benefits Administration
Department of Veterans Affairs

Panel 5

Rick Surratt
Deputy National Legislative Director
Disabled American Veterans

Geoff Hopkins
Associate Legislative Director
Paralyzed Veterans of America

Accompanied by:

Jeff Dolezal
Director, Field Services
Paralyzed Veterans of America

Paul Ivas
Associate Director of Field Services
Paralyzed Veterans of America

Ron Abrams
Deputy Director
National Veterans Legal Services Program

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