How Long Is The Backlog Of Va Claims?

[broncovet]

If each Veteran waiting on the VA to process his claim were to line up, in Washington DC. How long would the line be? And how long would the wait be?

Answer: Not counting the backlog is Education benefits claims (the NEW GI BILL), if the 1,000,000 "backlogged" Veterans lined up, fingertip to finger tip, (Assuming 6 feet tall Veterans), the line would reach more than 1,136 miles. In other words, the line of Veterans waiting for benefits would stretch from Washington DC to Kansas City. Since Mr. Shinseki took over, the backlog has grown by about 15%, or the line has grown about 170 miles longer in the past year.

The wait averages about 2 years. The VA says that it takes about 6 months, however, since far less than 50% of Veterans claims get initial approval, an appeal process is required. Right now, a BVA appeal takes about 2 years. So the Average wait is about 2 years.

[rdnkjeeper]

I wonder if Moore has ever considered making a movie on the VA claims process.

Should write him to see if he will......I am not really a fan of his politics, but he has made some very good points in his movies that I have seen.......

Edit to add: Those that don't know, he donated money to his biggest enemy to help keep his anti Moore website going.....Because the website was shutting down because the owner had to pay medical stuff for his wife.......

Edited October 18, 2009 by rdnkjeeper

[Commander Bob]

... the line of Veterans waiting for benefits would stretch from Washington DC to Kansas City.

Outstanding analogy, Broncovet!!! That's quit a stretch, from Washington DC to Kansas City. I pictured all these poor vets with outstretched arms. I have been standing in that line for a long time. ROFL. Great visualization...

[jbasser]

That would be a longer line but I would give them 2 feet each and stand them up.

I for one know if you lay them down, a lot aint going to get back up.

Can you re calculate based on these parameters.

J

[Pete53]

Its not what the VA says but what it does. My general impression is that the VA is starting to crank out a lot more decisions than it used to.

[Commander Bob]

Yes, my impression is that the VA is indeed cranking out more decisions than before. My question is,... how many of these speedy decisions are denials??? The President and the Sec. of the VA have pushed for a faster process. However no one has mentioned quality over quantity.

Edited October 18, 2009 by Commander Bob

[darkhorse]

As far as the math part it is easy to calculate. I only assume that bronco did the math correctly.

dh

bronco,

Do you have a link to support this or a url

to where you found the information ?

carlie