After our nation was attacked on 9/11, tens of thousands of our fellow citizens stepped forward to answer the call of defending and protecting freedom and liberty. These brave men and women served in dangerous combat settings and continue to be let down by the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Thanks to the actions of a courageous whistleblower, it appears as though the VA — through either indifference or incompetence — is keeping promised benefits from service members. Tens of thousands of combat veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan are being denied enrollment in VA health care because of a computer glitch VA has known about for seven months and failed to fix.