Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/extended-interview-veterans-voice-frustration-over-benefits Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Story Nearly a quarter million veterans wait more than a year for their medical claims to wind through the Veterans Administration (VA) before receiving their earned benefits. Correspondent Hari Sreenivasan talks with three Iraq and Afghanistan veterans — Rachel McNeill, Aaron Thorson and Zach McIlwain — affected by the backlog in this extended interview.