A group of 43 members of Congress is calling for action against unaccredited companies that charge veterans for help filing for disability benefits with the Department of Veterans Affairs.

This comes in response to reporting last week from NPR that showed the claims consulting industry is using aggressive tactics to make millions off of veterans, despite warnings from the VA's lawyers that doing so may be in violation of federal law.

"For years, we have warned that unaccredited representatives — commonly known as claim sharks — charge illegal fees, misrepresent their services, and exploit a loophole in federal law to escape accountability," the group wrote in a letter Wednesday to VA, the Federal Trade Commission and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. "These practices repr

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