Black veterans are less likely to be approved for benefits, according to VA documents : NPR
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on March 25, 2023
A whistleblower said the Department of Veterans Affairs has known of and tracked racial disparities in benefits decisions for years. Here's an update an ongoing discrimination lawsuit against the VA.
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Internal documents from the Department of Veterans Affairs show that Black veterans are much less likely to get approved for benefits for conditions like PTSD. This information comes from a lawsuit brought by a Black Vietnam veteran and a Yale law clinic. As NPR's Quil Lawrence reports, there's evidence the VA has been aware of this racial disparity for . . .
