Thisi is great news! Thank you Alan. It looks like there will be thousands of new claims. Hope the VA will get them processed and approved as quickly as possible - The vets have waited long enough! The VA is supposed to be using a new automated system -- the first attempt to" automate claims processing in its 80-year history," see: http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2010-03-08-VA_N.htm ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn