As the VA leans on automation, errors in veterans’ claims soar

Editor’s note: This article first appeared on The Beam, a new investigative newsroom from the Howard Center for Investigative Journalism at Arizona State University’s Cronkite School.

Randy Leger Diaz said his whole body was in pain after serving in the Marines.

Following rigorous physical training in the mornings, Leger said, he spent his days working in a warehouse while stationed…