Befuddled by 'a 29 page application form'

Many retired veterans are missing out on pension funds because of a daunting amount of paperwork.

'The Department of Veterans Affairs' Form 21-526 -- a combined application for compensation and/or pension -- has seven pages of instructions, five pages of personal information required, two pages of compensation criteria to review, three pages of dependency questions and four pages for the actual pension application. This is followed with five pages of authorization to release information forms and three pages of required online application criteria.' [Caller-Times]