John Rieckhoff : Afghanistan , Iraq veterans can wait 30 days or longer for claim filing . He says after two years of war , 97 % of claims are still on paper , a logjam that hurts veterans . He says VA says it has many processors , but high turnover keeps number low . And now , they 're taking on another one : the VA backlog . Rieckhoff : Veteran leaders in D.C. to ` ` Storm the Hill , '' get officials to deal with backlog .
John Rieckhoff : Afghanistan , Iraq veterans can wait 30 days or longer for claim filing . He says after two years of war , 97 % of claims are still on paper , a logjam that hurts veterans . He says VA says it has many processors , but high turnover keeps number low . Rieckhoff : Veteran leaders in D.C. to ` ` Storm the Hill , '' get officials to deal with backlog .