It took three years and the aid of a congressman for Gulf War veteran Richard Vandervlis to receive federal benefits.

“Trying to pay a house payment and feed a family on $285 a month was certainly a challenge,” said Vandervlis, 48, of Lansdowne, whose benefits were bound by red tape between the Social Security Administration and Veterans Administration.

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