The Fully Developed Claim process is intended to be a fast track way to get VA disability benefits processed. From 2008-2012, the VA experienced a 50% increase in the number of claims submitted, and those incoming claims were more complex â containing 19% more medical conditions.
Watch Kathy Bates and Conan OâBrien Sing âStar-Spangled Bannerâ With Baltimore Accents. Share. Fun fact about âThe Star-Spangled Bannerâ: The lyrics were written by Maryland native Francis Scott Key while aboard a British ship in the Baltimore Harbor during the War of 1812âs Battle of Baltimore. Another fun fact about the National Anthem? Kathy Bates sung the patriotic tune in a Baltimore accent every time she wanted to get into her characterâs dialect on American Horror Story: Freak Show. So, considering United States history and all, is her rendition on Conan what that patriotic song is really supposed to sound like
Editorial Reviews. Writing about Mary Stallings The New York Times declared that âperhaps the best jazz singer singing today is a woman almost everybody seems to have missed.â Bay Area jazz lovers chuckled ruefully over yet another blast of East Coast parochialism, long recognizing Ms. Stallings as a singular jazz treasure.