carlie Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 (edited) ***Expedited Claims Processing for Homeless Veterans: Outreach to Homeless Shelters and Service Providers: In November 2009, VA developed a 5-year plan to end homelessness among veterans by assisting every eligible homeless veteran willing to accept service. VBA generally defines homeless as lacking a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence. VBA provided guidance to all VAROs that claims submitted by homeless veterans should receive priority processing. At the time of our inspection, VBA determined its national performance measure for processing homeless veterans’ claims based on the average days the claims were pending. VBA’s national target was for the claims to be pending no more than an average of 75 days. Seven (23 percent) of 30 homeless veterans’ claims pending at the time of our inspection had processing delays. The seven delayed claims had been pending from 29 to 124 days. However, as of September 30, 2011, homeless veterans’ claims at the St. Petersburg VARO were pending an average of 66 days, 9 days less than the national target. Therefore, we made no recommendation for improvement in this area. Congress mandated that at least one full-time employee oversee and coordinate homeless veterans programs at each of the 20 VAROs that VA determined to have the largest veteran populations. VBA guidance, last updated in September 2002, directed that the coordinators at the remaining 37 VAROs be familiar with requirements for improving the effectiveness of VARO outreach to homeless veterans. These requirements include developing and updating a directory of local homeless shelters and service providers. Additionally, the coordinators should attend regular meetings with local homeless service providers, community governments, and advocacy groups to provide information on VA benefits and services. More Info : http://www.va.gov/oi...11-04243-86.pdf Edited March 1, 2012 by carlie size Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Disciple Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 For those of you who don't think the VA should expedite cases.......you should be praising God that you're not the one who's homeless in the Northeast where we just had -30° wind chill temps or that you haven't been diagnosed with a terminal disease knowing that you have very little time left. Our Father calls us to have love, compassion and mercy for one another.......as veterans, we MUST have that for one another because if we don't take care of one another, the rest of the world sure won't. I'm praying for all of us...as brothers and sisters. God bless all of you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eganusn Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 Good Information. I requested expedited processing of my claim in the Atlanta VARO on 12/28/11, claim intially filed "informally" on 2/9/11. I know that the information was received, along with evidence submitted via my Lawyer. However, nothing yet, except a call from the Atlanta VA homeless coordinator, who did nothing during my call, except to ask if I was still homeless. I would love to know who to contact to make a complaint over this because I am getting nowhere with "Peggy" or any level at the local VARO. The congressman in my district is pretty much useless, not because of his ability to do so, but his staffers inability to address any veteran issues that come up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eganusn Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 funny thing about this as well....Even though all pertinent documents and even the QTC exams are complete, its still in the "development" stage. LOL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mysticcherokee usn vet Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 check yer PM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Teac Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 Just one thing.... everytime the va decides to expedite a claim for any veteran for any reason, another vetean gets screwed in the process and the expedited claims just add to the backlog. Treat every claim the same and no one would have a valid complant. In the old days 10-15 years ago, it took less than 6 months to get a claim processed in most Regional offices, and a year or less to process an appeal at the BVA level. Today if your real lucky you get a C/p exam within a year. As to appeals I requested a De Novo review over a year ago to date nothing has been done to process the request.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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***Expedited Claims Processing for Homeless Veterans:
Outreach to Homeless Shelters and Service Providers:
In November 2009, VA developed a 5-year plan to end homelessness among
veterans by assisting every eligible homeless veteran willing to accept
service. VBA generally defines homeless as lacking a fixed, regular, and
adequate nighttime residence. VBA provided guidance to all VAROs that
claims submitted by homeless veterans should receive priority processing.
At the time of our inspection, VBA determined its national performance
measure for processing homeless veterans’ claims based on the average days
the claims were pending. VBA’s national target was for the claims to be
pending no more than an average of 75 days.
Seven (23 percent) of 30 homeless veterans’ claims pending at the time of
our inspection had processing delays. The seven delayed claims had been
pending from 29 to 124 days. However, as of September 30, 2011, homeless
veterans’ claims at the St. Petersburg VARO were pending an average of
66 days, 9 days less than the national target. Therefore, we made no
recommendation for improvement in this area.
Congress mandated that at least one full-time employee oversee and
coordinate homeless veterans programs at each of the 20 VAROs that VA
determined to have the largest veteran populations. VBA guidance, last
updated in September 2002, directed that the coordinators at the remaining
37 VAROs be familiar with requirements for improving the effectiveness of
VARO outreach to homeless veterans. These requirements include
developing and updating a directory of local homeless shelters and service
providers. Additionally, the coordinators should attend regular meetings
with local homeless service providers, community governments, and
advocacy groups to provide information on VA benefits and services.
More Info :
http://www.va.gov/oi...11-04243-86.pdf
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