By Hope Yen - The Associated Press
Posted : Monday Jul 23, 2007 7:38:34 EDT
Frustrated by delays in health care, a coalition of injured Iraq war veterans is accusing VA Secretary Jim Nicholson of breaking the law by denying them disability pay and mental health treatment.
The class-action lawsuit against the Department of Veterans Affairs, filed Monday in federal court in San Francisco, seeks broad change in the agency as it struggles to meet growing demands from veterans returning home from Iraq and Afghanistan.
More at http://www.navytimes.com/news/2007/07/ap_veteranslawsuit_070723/