Thousands of ‘Very Much Alive’ Veterans Get Benefits Restored After Being Declared Dead

The Department of Veterans Affairs cut off benefits for thousands of people across the United States after they were mistakenly declared dead, said a Florida congressman on May 25.
Thousands of ‘Very Much Alive’ Veterans Get Benefits Restored After Being Declared Dead
[File] Vietnam War veterans salute at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on the National Mall in Washington on Nov. 11, 2013. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
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