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.

[sgmdae]

Thank you Commander Bob, for your comments

Anytime I post, and it is seldom, I can plan on two replies

If the sky is blue, it will be light gray, etc,

VA claims are going to snowball, VA has a plan, but will it be enough??????????

[john999]

If the war in Afghanistan heats up the list will get longer still. God only knows what kinds of germs and diseases the soldiers and marines are exposed to living in harsh conditions. What scandal that we don't know about yet like agent orange are they exposed to presently? I know they want to increase the size of the military and that means more disability claims. The government and military are eager to send people to war, but very reluctant to deal with the veteran and his problems years later. The vets life goes on after he gets home. 20 years after discharge he may find he has been injured by his own government' negligence.

[darkhorse]

Larry, I would trust the VA to give me the correct numbers on the backload of claims. It's easy. All ya have to do is take the number they give you and multiply times 3.

dh

How Long Is The Backlog Of Va Claims?, How long is the "line"?

I dunno, you dunno, WE dunno.

So let's go to the "experts", let's go ask the VA..........NAW, that wouldn't work, because they've lied about soooo long that, whatever figure they came up with....they'd believe!

[sgmdae]

John and others

Consider this

How many Iraq Vets have went back for two or three tours, especially the Officers and Senior NCO's

These two categories, are still in the Military System, not in the VA claims System

Now you multiple that by the Mid level NCO's E-5 and E-6, still trying to find there way to Career end

Plus the Army Reserve and National guard still in the Service.

Your take all this in the consideration , place them in the bottom of the bottle, they will begin to file for Claims. There will be a clot in the Bottle neck ( 1 million Claims at the VA now) let me take this to one more level, consider the increase of the VA asking for Re-evaluation of Claims. Now throw the Bottle away, and replace it with a Large Hour Glass, the VA Claims and new claims on the bottom, a little wider channel in the middle. All this spreads to the top, with a enomous increase of claims from regular discgarged, retired VETs from the two wars. So the bottle line is,we will have the RVN vet still applying, the AFgan, Iraq Vets applying, the NODs, hearing and rate increase taking place, all being handle by a VA Administration under staffed. the line might stretch from Coast to coast

Edited October 20, 2009 by sgmdae

[mrsvet28]

I was impressed by something yesterday-sort of along these lines-

I finally had the time to watch the Michael Moore movie-"Sicko".

I know parts of this movie were criticized as to his information but when the testimony from the woman who I think was prior doctor for Humana came on -it led to the impression that bonuses were being paid to insurance co directors based on the amount of medical insurance claims they denied.This is almost the same criteria for VA bonuses- in my opinion.If the claim is denied it is considered a finished product and the EP code is taken.

Where the VA gets the idea that claims take an average of 6 months is beyond me.

Then again ,as broncovet said,they can deny in 6 months and if you appeal, it can take years.

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

BERTA,

I HAVE EMAILED HIM 3X ABOUT THIS-NO REPLY YET HMMM? HE WAS BUSY WITH HIS JUST RELEASED FILM ABOUT INS. FRAUD -CAPITALISM A LOVE STORY- I HAVE ALL HIS PICS. TRY "LOOSE CHANGE" AS A FOLLOW UP TO SICKO-ITS A DOCUMENTARY BY COLLEGE KIDS- MAKES YOU THINK--TAKE CARE MRSVET

WINTER IS COMING HOPE YOU CAN REST AND CATCH UP ON MOVIES ON A COLD DAY

[mrsvet28]

BERTA,

I HAVE EMAILED HIM 3X ABOUT THIS-NO REPLY YET HMMM? HE WAS BUSY WITH HIS JUST RELEASED FILM ABOUT INS. FRAUD -CAPITALISM A LOVE STORY- I HAVE ALL HIS PICS. TRY "LOOSE CHANGE" AS A FOLLOW UP TO SICKO-ITS A DOCUMENTARY BY COLLEGE KIDS- MAKES YOU THINK--TAKE CARE MRSVET

WINTER IS COMING HOPE YOU CAN REST AND CATCH UP ON MOVIES ON A COLD DAY

BERTA - SORRY ITS ABOUT HEALTH CARE(CAPITALISM)- MY FINGERS ARE MOVING QUICKER THAN MY BRAIN!!