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Veterans Affairs bureaucrats shuffle paper as dying Marine grows weaker

By Mark Flatten
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Veterans Affairs bureaucrats shuffle paper as dying Marine grows weaker

A Marine veteran dying of cancer is stuck in limbo as the Department of Veterans Affairs mulls his claim for disability benefits, even though his condition is recognized by law as connected to his service.

Juan Santiago, 61, has a terminal cancer known as multiple myeloma.

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