The Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims has  been authorized 9 Justices. Due to Judges retiring, laziness and inattention, we now have a predicament where 6 Judges are shouldering the workload of 9. Several older, retired Judges have come back on a temporary basis to alleviate the workload of the 6. This should not be a partisan, politically driven debate. The Judges are not inveighing on everyday politics. Their rulings affect a finite portion of our populace (Veterans). Please contact your representative/ Senator and exhort him to rectify this injustice to Vets. Unfortunately, leadership (and a nomination or nominations) need to emanate from the Casa Blanca. Strangely, this has not been forthcoming. Please call the White House or fax them and ask our President to rectify this egregious judicial defect. We know he has been busy with other, more daunting and time consuming pursuits, but this debacle is inexcusable. The numbers are: