Any Increase In Speed Of Claims Going Through The System?

[retiredat44]

Any increase in speed of claims going through the system? It seemed last year nothing was moving..

is there some math being kept soemwhere showing if the claims are moving faster, or the same?

thanx.

[broncovet]

71 has it right. The new "Double Pass" Crosscut shredder technology enables the VA to reduce paperwork, and to reduce the backlog of claims.

It is vastly superior to the old "Single Pass" shredder technology that the VA used to use, because it is still possible to read that old shredded claim.

With the new "Double Pass" Technology, the shredder machine also shreds the fingers of the operators leaving their DNA on there so the VA can blame people other than Veterans for the delays, since Veterans sometimes do not like it when the VA blames Veterans for their delays. The VA executives who devised the new technology will be rewarded with nice end of year bonuses.

[Pete53]

Instead of 3 legged turtle we used to call it the Merry Go Round

[jbasser]

Thats how the turtles got 3 legs.

J

[Capt.]

Hello All,,,,,, Hahaha ,,,, There is some idle time here so the ideas just keep on keepin on.. better than The Comedy Channel.

I would say that overall the VA has been making some headway with decisions over the last few months.

For what it is worth....my QTC (3) C and P exams were done on Dec 5 and Dec 15 and the 3 decisions were completed on FEB. 7(rubberstampeddate ), 2012 with was adjudicated and in my mailbox on Feb 9, 2011 and all 3 items were Favorably adjudicated. It was Houston Regional that would have to put up with the moving of claims . Especially since I had been character slapped by other VA officials because of how slow they were for many , many months earning numerous dubious flop house awards from shreddergate, especially creative around Christmas time for decorating a Boston Fir, to the race to the top........and plastic star probably made in China. The most backlogged , conjestive claims processing offices of the 57 or 58 RO's, depending on whose counting these days. Could have been better but still favorable, especially since it was my claim and they deemed it worthy for some percentages. Thank you again Houston. For the rest of us stuck in combat and held hostage by our own claim(s) there is still a chance to get a Purple Heart for a colonscopy while listening to Billy Joel 's song "Only the Good Die Young" and then the anestesciologist thinks hes Ray Price.... or Willy Nelson depending on which rendition you like....on the countdown 5,4,3,2,1,,,,..you got it....."TURN OUT THE LIGHTs" ,,,,,,Jbasser , you will have to call Houston RO to get that turtle leg back.......NEVER GIVE UP. God Bless, C.C.

Edited February 12, 2012 by Capt.Contaminate

[#1Cavtrooper]

Hi, Capt. C...Your claim was with Houston Varo right? See my thread about Houston below...some activity with claim.

[Pete53]

After some more thinking the speed has not increased but the number of awards has. If the VA does it right and grants the award it naturally increases the speed cause no reason to appeal.