T H E U N I V E R S I T Y O F T E X A S A T A R L I N G T O N
Wednesday
February 24, 2010
Volume 91, No.
81
www.
theshorthorn.
com
Since 1919
BY SHARAYAH SHERROD
The Shorthorn staff
After serving in the Persian
Gulf and the Pacific rim, Robert Davis might...
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T H E U N I V E R S I T Y O F T E X A S A T A R L I N G T O N
Wednesday
February 24, 2010
Volume 91, No.
81
www.
theshorthorn.
com
Since 1919
BY SHARAYAH SHERROD
The Shorthorn staff
After serving in the Persian
Gulf and the Pacific rim, Robert Davis might have thought
he’d left the days of possibly
giving his blood for his country
behind.
Two years later the architecture freshman said he sells
his plasma to pay his living expenses — expenses he thought
he could pay with his veteran’s
benefits.
The problem for Davis and
other veterans began in fall
2009 when veterans receiving
benefits from the GI Bill were
not paid.
“What happened was the
Veterans Administration was
extremely backlogged and extremely behind last semester,”
Veterans Benefits Coordinator
Anita Perez said.
“There was
an uproar because they weren’t
getting paid.
”
After identifying a problem,
the VA then sought ways to
alleviate the payment backlog.
“It was going on for two
months, so the VA instated
an emergency che
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