Va's Latest Bulls*^t

[JHawks]

VA set to reverse claims backlog by 2012

By Rick Maze - Staff writer

Posted : Monday Feb 14, 2011 9:46:51 EST Veterans Affairs Department officials say they can now see an end to the long nightmare of an ever-growing mountain of disability and compensation claims that has long infuriated veterans and their families.

By 2012, they expect dramatic improvements in both the speed and accuracy of claims processing.

But progress is difficult to discern now, at a time when VA has more than 783,000 pending claims — about 44 percent of them pending for more than 125 days. The total is up by 20,000 since the start of this year.

Edited February 21, 2011 by Tbird
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[GoldDvlDog]

"We did not feel any need to reinvent the wheel," Baker said. "We have greatly increased our confidence that we can implement a very effective benefits system to the time, schedule and budget that we lay out, and that is because we are replicating what we did."

To funny hes even admitting that the va is a hampster wheel... well I guess ill roll my squeeky wheel to my next point...

"Another reason for optimism in reducing the claims backlog is the success of what VA is calling the "Fast Track," program, where veterans can file disability claims with the help of a private doctor who fills out a VA questionnaire."

Hmm sounds all to familiar.. that is such a dog and pony show answer lol he must be reading a telle prompter. The "Fast Track" program? nothing with the VA is fast.. even with The modernization act to get the Va to expedite claims has not helped. There was new backlogs from all the new PTSD claims, and now we must not forget the Nehmer claims as well. "Fast Track" program.. who do they think they are kidding

hope they dont think all of us veterans believe that.