Officer Bryan Andrew Zemek, 36, and Officer Derek Joshua Abbott, 42, were both Mississippi natives and had won several awards for their service.
The change is expected to affect about 50,000 veterans currently using multiple accounts for their federal stipend payouts.
The move comes after data shows lower rates of disability claims approval for some minority groups.
A record pace for finishing claims in fiscal 2023 and so far in fiscal 2024 hasn't been enough to slow the department's backlog of cases.
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