PBS NewsHour

VA Adds 1,600 Workers to Fix Backlog

Clip: 04/19/2012 | 6m 49s

Responding to a backlog of mental health cases and a blistering federal appeals court ruling, Veteran Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki said Thursday that the agency will hire 1,600 more professionals -- including psychiatrists, psychologists and social workers. Jeffrey Brown and the VA's Sonja Batten discuss the new hires' goals.

Aired: 04/19/12

Rating: NR

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