Have you noticed any difference in the mileage depending on the time of day that you file the claim?
For example, my VAMC appointment was at 7:30 am and it literally took me over an hour to get there one way and about 45 minutes to get home this morning. I did use the Google GPS maps to find the fastest route, which this morning took me directly into downtown Birmingham and looping back to the parking deck This afternoon, I logged in to file a travel claim at about 1:30 pm Central. It now shows the one-way travel time as being 34 to 40 minutes. I know they use Microsoft's Bing maps for travel purposes. It currently shows mileage right at 50 miles round trip. I was curious if I might try filing the claim during morning or afternoon rush hours to see if it reflects a more accurate route and more accurate mileage.
Before the web site went active, I know they used to use a fixed mileage value based on your residence. I am wondering if it now calculates it dynamically based on the routes and traffic based on when you filed, but not necessarily when you drove...
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Have you noticed any difference in the mileage depending on the time of day that you file the claim?
For example, my VAMC appointment was at 7:30 am and it literally took me over an hour to get there one way and about 45 minutes to get home this morning. I did use the Google GPS maps to find the fastest route, which this morning took me directly into downtown Birmingham and looping back to the parking deck This afternoon, I logged in to file a travel claim at about 1:30 pm Central. It now shows the one-way travel time as being 34 to 40 minutes. I know they use Microsoft's Bing maps for travel purposes. It currently shows mileage right at 50 miles round trip. I was curious if I might try filing the claim during morning or afternoon rush hours to see if it reflects a more accurate route and more accurate mileage.
Before the web site went active, I know they used to use a fixed mileage value based on your residence. I am wondering if it now calculates it dynamically based on the routes and traffic based on when you filed, but not necessarily when you drove...
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