SALT LAKE CITY — As the United States nears a week spent in a government shutdown, FOX 13 News is keeping an eye on how this is affecting Utahns in the federal workforce.

Last week, we highlighted how some workers are being impacted at Hill Air Force Base .

Similarly hard-hit is the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Whether you’re making a trip to the hospital in Salt Lake or making a call to their benefits hotline, VA workers are ready to answer those who served.

“We do everything from answer phone calls for veterans to handling their own financial affairs,” said Teresa Salazar, who works for the Veterans Business Administration (VBA) in Salt Lake City.

Salazar rates seven to ten disability claims a day and found a calling in that claims center.

“My father’s a retired master serge

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