ニューヨーク・タイムズのインスタグラム(nytimes) - 11月14日 11時49分

In 1977, Jonathan Bey hurt his back while repairing buoys at sea in the Coast Guard (@uscg). “It was like a dentist’s drill, but in my back,” he recalled. During the 5 remaining years of his service, he was struck periodically by debilitating spasms, military records show. After he was discharged, Jonathan filed what he thought would be a routine request for veterans disability benefits. That was 34 years ago. After repeated denials by the @deptvetaffairs, appeals by Jonathan, and more than a couple of letters saying that the department had lost his files, he’s still waiting. “My adult life has been consumed trying to battle the bureaucracy,” said the 61-year-old, who was photographed by @eve_edelheit outside his home in Gainesville, Florida. More than 470,000 veterans like Jonathan have been denied benefits and have appealed. When they do, they encounter an antiquated system where processing cases takes years — or decades. In August, Congress passed broad reforms to cut delays. President Trump quickly signed them into law, telling veterans gathered at the signing, “This is a big one.” In the meantime, Jonathan is appealing once again. A few months after he sent his last appeal through the office of his senator, his benefit was granted — sort of. A department error erased decades of back pay. The department has told him it could take a while.

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