Va Update On Backlog

[Berta]

June 20,2013

In Part:

“WASHINGTON – The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced today that as a result of the initiative launched in April to expedite disability compensation claims decisions for Veterans who have a waited a year or longer, more than 65,000-claims – or 97 percent of all claims over two years old in the inventory – have been eliminated from the backlog. “

http://www.va.gov/opa/pressrel/pressrelease.cfm?id=2454

[Motherof3]

Congratulations OLDDUDE63! Whatever is happening, it's all good just to see the success stories posting lately. Gives the rest of us hope.

[j92mike]

So I have this right this was all cases not in appeals?

[JT24usn]

Correct. Doesn't pertain to appeals. Sorry

[Vync]

So I have this right this was all cases not in appeals?

Yeah, appeals got the shaft. However, check out this link from yesterday regarding appeals:

VA appeals judge calls for review of disability claim appeals process

http://www.fiercegovernment.com/story/va-appeals-judge-calls-review-disability-claim-appeals-process/2013-06-19?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal

[Vync]

June 20,2013

In Part:

“WASHINGTON – The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced today that as a result of the initiative launched in April to expedite disability compensation claims decisions for Veterans who have a waited a year or longer, more than 65,000-claims – or 97 percent of all claims over two years old in the inventory – have been eliminated from the backlog. “

http://www.va.gov/opa/pressrel/pressrelease.cfm?id=2454

I bet 80% of the 65,000 claims were either lowballed or flat out denials, but I could be wrong...