Backlog of applications for veterans benefits still greater than 11,500

Veterans Affairs benefits logjam 'makes my argument' for reform, says military ombudsman

"I think it's patently cruel to force veterans to have to prove over and over again to Veterans Affairs medical doctors something they have proven to Canadian Forces medical doctors," he said.

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http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/veterans-benefits-backlog-1.3781470

Families feel betrayed by insurance companies after flood

Like hundreds of other households trying to pick up the pieces after Thrusday’s flood, Furlan felt his insurance company was leaving him high and dry.

“They told me I get $5,000,” he explained, calling it a rip off. “That isn’t going to cover anything. It was $10,000 before and now, suddenly, they say Tecumseh gets too many floods.”

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http://windsorstar.com/news/local-news/families-face-flooding-cleanup

Access denied: legit disability claims lost in shuffle

People with legitimate disabilities are being denied long-term benefits because the system of filing and internally appealing insurance claims is convoluted and complex, says Toronto personal injury and medical malpractice lawyer Paul Cahill.

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http://www.advocatedaily.com/paul-cahill-access-denied-legit-disability-claims-lost-in-shuffle-1.html

Ombudsman asked to probe WSIB treatment of mentally ill

Mentally ill workers are being systematically denied benefits because of discriminatory and unconstitutional practices at the province’s Workplace Safety and Insurance Board, according to a new complaint sent to Ontario’s government watchdog.

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https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2016/11/14/ombudsman-asked-to-probe-wsib-treatment-of-mentally-ill.html

Backlog of applications for veterans benefits still greater than 11,500

Veterans Affairs is struggling to tame an enormous stockpile of disability benefits claims — approximately 11,544 — from ex-soldiers who are just entering the system, CBC News has learned.

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http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/veterans-benefits-backlog-1.3781470

LAT hearings held in writing 'fundamental denial of justice'

“These people are not being given the opportunity to come before the tribunal and have their credibility assessed, have their doctors testify and have their lawyers cross-examine the insurance company’s doctors,” Singer tells AdvocateDaily.com. “Instead, it’s all done in writing.

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http://www.advocatedaily.com/darryl-singer-lat-hearings-held-in-writing-fundamental-denial-of-justice.html

Juries swayed by big $ spent on IBC fraud campaigns

It would seem that David Cheifetz, a now retired defence lawyer, can be as insulting to auto insurance claimants via his incredibly ignorant statements to the Chair of FAIRAssociation.ca (not-for-profit motor vehicle accident victim group seeking insurance reform) as so many of the rogue IME assessors are to claimants they assess, whom they deny in order to keep their lucrative insurer-paid jobs.

More: http://deniedbenefitclaims.com/blog.html