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Expedited Claims Processing For Homeless Veterans:

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carlie

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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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Teac, I agree with your assessment on the fairness of claims. You'll get no disagreement with me on how claims should be adjuticated. It seems to me, the expedite I requested doesn't seem to be working. However, the VA set the rules in regards to

a homelessness expedite, and it should be followed.

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Maybe I should read the whole article before I shoot my mouth off but I would surely hope that during these frickin delays these homeless Veterans especially the ones out in the streets are at least given temporary shelters untill this BS is resolved. I mean come on, how hard can this be if our VA REALLY wanted to do something about this.

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Lip service.

Many homeless vets are on the move with unreliable mail, won't receive notice of C&P's and or when additional evidence/action is needed.

General Delivery mail at post office is unreliable (I usually was handed other people's mail as well and made sure to give it back; not everyone does).

Their claims will be denied and the cycle continues.

VA needs more aggressive action to help homeless vets. This is all show.

Egan,

Good luck to ya brother. Having that attorney is good; I hope all mail is directed to them.

And here's to some rapid relief! smile.png

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Cooter, I agree with you, however, I don't want to be in a shelter, I don't drink or do drugs, I was denied SC

PTSD by the VA 16 years ago, I haven't worked in 7 months, due to other ailments as well, I just want them to make a decision, whether it goes my way or not.

When I filed for the homeless expedite, I got a call a month later from the local VA homeless coordinator, thinking something positive would maybe come out of it, but she said right off the bat, before I said a word, "You need to send in your signature for a NSC pension" I said forget it then, and then the only other thing she asked is, "Are you still homeless?" I said yes, and then she said "Send me an email to say you don't want to do the NSC pension" and that was it.

Every time I speak to this person, she is very "brusque" and is no help.

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