WASHINGTON President Barack Obama today is announcing a plan to create a more efficient record system to streamline health care for wounded veterans.

The electronic record would follow a soldier in the military and then later in the Veterans Affairs Department's medical system.

There is a six-month backlog in disability claims at the Veterans Affairs. Because the two agencies have different medical systems, veterans have complained about bureaucratic hurdles and long waits as they enter the VA system.

More than 1.6 million troops have deployed in support of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. Of those, more than 33,000 have been wounded.

Obama made the announcement with Defense Secretary Robert Gates and VA Secretary Eric Shinseki.