As of 02/14/2017 the new docket date for the Veterans Board of Appeals now stands at January of 2013 (per the VAs website). Last November they were reviewing cases up to September of 2014. I called the VA and asked how these docket dates could move in reverse by 1 and 3/4 years in just a few months and was told that they did an “Inventory” and discovered cases, (nation wide?) that were never added into the system. By my calculations it must be hundreds of thousands. it was 440,000 cases back-logged and it may now really be double that. It looks to me like the new board of appeals case delay must now be at least around 6 to 7 years under the current system. At the Congressional hearing on the 14th of February (same day) on Veterans affairs it was briefly stated that the Delay at the board of appeals is currently standing at several years. This was by the Representative of the VFW. Evidently nobody seems to be aware of what happened over there yet. The bill currently sitting in Congress right now to repair the delays at the board of appeals will have to be re-written when they find out the delays are now twice as bad as was previously reported to congress. Who knows what else the VA will find. I’m expecting the current docket case dates to continue moving in reverse until at least the middle of 2012. It took almost 3 years for the current docket date to move from January of 2013 to September of 2014, and they went right back to January of 2013 in less than 90 days. Sadly, There is such a high level of incompetency and corruption at all levels of the VA that I personally think it can only be modestly improved and never repaired. It really surprises me that congress, the VVA, VFW, and the American Legion are not aware of what happened at the VA board of appeals in the last 90 days. The three people representing the VA didn’t volunteer any info on the appeals process and delays to congress, nor were they asked any questions in regard to it. What a circus!
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According to this comment poster at Ben Krause website, the backlog at BVA just got worse...way worse, and now stands at 6 to 7 years:
Source: Ben Krause website, comments:
http://www.disabledveterans.org/2017/02/16/want-to-know-why-the-va-claims-backlog-increased-last-month/?inf_contact_key=1f62be07d9277f3c8ef2f4d3094098b79e8bea0a44bcc6dbb2572573126b0ac3
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According to this comment poster at Ben Krause website, the backlog at BVA just got worse...way worse, and now stands at 6 to 7 years: Source: Ben Krause website, comments: http://www
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According to the most recent Chairmans report available (2015) 47% of the comp claims which reach the board are remanded, with another 31 percent awarded. If you add the remands (where there a
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That is right Broncovet..... I was even told by my former vet rep Not to NOD my 1998 award letter, yet he even agreed with me that it was wrong but added, this was a 1151 award so they are differ
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