The Department of Veterans Affairs on Thursday rescinded the demotion and reassignment of the embattled director of its Philadelphia benefits office, at least temporarily, after conceding "an administrative error" in the process.
In a statement, the VA said it had failed to give Diana Rubens one of five binders of evidence it used to justify her Nov. 20 demotion, and said she was entitled to the materials as part of her appeal. The agency said it made a similar mistake in demoting another administrator.
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