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MELISSA BLOCK, HOST:
From NPR News, this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. I'm Melissa Block.
AUDIE CORNISH, HOST:
And I'm Audie Cornish.
For years, the backlog of disability claims for veterans has been fodder for politicians, pundits and even comedians, like Jon Stewart.
(SOUNDBITE OF TV SHOW, "THE DAILY SHOW WITH JON STEWART")
JON STEWART: And paper disability records still undigitized and piled up so high that the floor of one VA field office is going to collapse.
CORNISH: That load has gotten a little lighter recently.
