Op-Ed: Fix VA's Broken Claims Process (www.veteransforcommonsense.org)

Significant deficiencies hamper the VA’s system for processing disability benefits claims, as evidenced by the nearly 1 million claims pending before the VA, an average processing time of 162 days, a 60 percent overturn rate when claims decisions are

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Submitted 2 months ago by indythinker | 2 Comments |

  • An average processing time of 162 days, a 60 percent overturn rate when claims decisions are appealed and a $4,000 range in states’ average disability pay awarded to similarly injured veterans.

  • The VA claims processing system must be fixed before more disabled soldiers, sailors, Marines and airmen return home from Afghanistan and Iraq.

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