I've been trying to get veteran's benefits for Dad from the VA (in Philadelphia) and have only been getting the runaround from them so far. They wanted financial information, so I gave them information on Dad's assets, AND a copy of his 1996 tax return. They took their time, and then wrote back that they needed "more information" (without specifying what information they needed). I sent a certified letter to the adjudication officer's manager, but have not heard anything back. I've been going around in circles with these people for half a year- from what I can see, they're pretty useless. -Bill Levinson (Father, Herbert, 77/4]