Va Status Of My Claim

[COOL BREEZE]

I called the 800 # today and spoke to someone out of Salt LAke City. HE informed me as I am already receiving disability pay, they are mostly concentrating on those that haven't had any previous claim, be patient. Any award will be back dated. He also mentioned a new VA program called a Aspire that I need to look at. Said it would let me to see what the phoenix office was doing in the claims office. I mentioned to him this sounded like the MOnday morning report- he said it was something different and brand new. All I see is an obseity program. Anyone heard of this new program?

[Guest]

ASPIRE is a web-based dashboard that documents quality and safety goals for all VA Hospitals. This data shows strengths and opportunities for improvement at the national, regional and local hospital level. Aspire data supports the VA's mission of a continuous health care improvement program to provide the best possible care to Veterans. The database lists many "measures" and our goal for each measure. The data shows " where we are" in comparison to where we want to be. A simple example would be for blood pressure management. The goal for all veterans age 18-85 with high blood pressure is to have blood pressure readings less than 140/90. This measure shows the percentage of Veterans meeting that blood pressure goal. The data in this dashboard will be updated on a regular basis.

I have never heard of this program and I am not sure if a veteran can use it to track his or her claim status.

http://www.hospitalcompare.va.gov/aspire/index.asp

Edited July 15, 2011 by pete992

[COOL BREEZE]

I wonder why the Rep provided this info then? The only reason I can think of was a way of getting vets off the phone in a hurry thinking they just got some great information on claims.

[carlie]

More statistical BS that probably cost the goober-ment a few million

bucks to compile.

JMHO

[john999]

They will tell you anything to get you off the phone.

[COOL BREEZE]

Well-I finally was able to access this site-you need a double master degree to figure out how to open it

http://www.app.hospi...a.gov/index.cfm

-CLICK benefits

Click continue

click(example western area)-shaded area

THEN CLICK ON COMPENSATION-left side area

I believe this looks like Monday morning reports-haven't had the time to compare

Also this only lets you look at May-nothing later

Edited July 19, 2011 by COOL BREEZE