Obama Promises Vets New Record System

President Obama promised a more efficient and effective record system for wounded veterans today, according to the AP.

To help deal with over 33,000 injured military personal from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, an electronic system would be implemented to follow a single record for a service member from the military then later into the VA's medical system.

A current six month backlog in disability claims at the VA irks many veterans because of the bureaucratic red tape and long wait associated with transitioning into the VA system.

"It's time to change all that, it's time to give our veterans a 21st century VA," said Obama after hearing from hundreds of vets frustrated with unprovided, needed treatment.

He also said his new VA and military budget sets aside more money for diagnosing psychological disabilities and brain injuries.

The White House said that VA spending will rise by $25 billion within the next five years.

-Dippold