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Legislators: VA Document Shredding Erodes Public Confidence 02/03/09. Incidents of veterans’ documents being slated for shredding when they should not have been has further eroded the public’s confidence in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), legislators told VA offi cials last month. Legislators placed the blame on VA’s dependence on paper files in its benefi ts offices and the still spotty transition of information between VA and the Department of Defense (DoD), along with a lack of proper oversight in handling the shredding incidents.

2008 Year in Review—VHA Healthcare: Continuing in Quality, Prepared for Challenges 02/03/09. In 2009, Americans will see a new president, new policies and new realities. In these changing times, however, our nation’s veterans will be able to rely on the same consistent quality healthcare they have come to expect from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). At VA, it is our honor and privilege to serve the most deserving patients in the United States—those who have served and sacrificed for all Americans in our nation’s armed forces. The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) has more than 230,000 employees who serve more than 1 million patients a week across the nation.