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How ‘claim sharks’ cost Ohio veterans thousands as they seek VA benefits

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For-profit, unaccredited veterans’ claims services, often dubbed “claim sharks” by veterans’ affairs officials, are violating federal law by charging veterans thousands of dollars in fees — in many cases far higher than the benefits they receive — when they file disability claims.

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