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VA clerical snafu leaves veterans without pay on campus
A prolonged error at the Veterans Administration delayed subsistence checks for thousands of veterans in Southern California, including UCLA student Dave Garcia. Veterans faced eviction, job hunts, and food stamps as the VA pledged holiday payments and cash handouts to 93 veterans on Christmas Day while working through the backlog.
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Veterans Administration
Dave Garcia
UCLA
Southern California
Kapul
David Desimone
Vietnam
Ucla Dental
Sharon Murdock
Martine
Santa Ana College
Nison
West
Los An
Geles
Central Office
Emmett Brasseux
Los Angeles
Veterans’ Administration Office
Mary Mason
Jane Gulley