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"TROUBLE LOOMS AS VA ABRUPTLY ISSUES SECOND CONTRACT FOR AGENT ORANGE CLAIMS SYSTEM
On Sept. 3, the VA quietly posted a second procurement for the same claims processing system being developed by IBM but with a shortened delivery deadline."
Full story at
http://www.vawatchdog.org/10/nf10/nfsep10/nf091010-3.htm
This gets me- the new system is supposed to be an "automated " one for the new AO claims.
The reality is that these claims should be easy to do without automation.
If the veteran's exposure to AO is confirmed and they have one of the new presumptives, the only thing left is for a proper rating and award letter.
If vets have responded to any letters from VA regarding theirs claims- with current medical evidence, that too should speed up these claims significantly.
When this new automated procedure came out VA Watchdog made comment that the vet could possibly be denied by a computer instead of by a rater.
While VA touts that these claims will begin to be paid as soon as the 60 day VAC stuff is over-
they also say
"second procurement for the same claims processing system being developed by IBM but with a shortened delivery deadline."
to me that suggests 'situation normal - all ------ up'
Most vet orgs have offices in or near their VAROs-in a perfect world why not let the vet reps prepare the award letters and the ratings.VA VSRs cold then sign off on them.
I guess that sounds nuts but that could be faster and cheaper then this IBM "second procurement"-I wonder what happened to the 'first' procurement.?
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