disability claims backlog

• As VA works to eliminate one backlog, one more might emerge

  Under intense congressional and media pressure, VA has moved aggressively to eliminate its backlog of new claims for disability benefits. But veterans who appeal VA's decisions are still waiting years, on average.

  Congress

  June 19, 2013
• Doubts remain over VA’s ability to end huge disability claims backlog

  VA officials still insist the 630,000 disability claims waiting to be processed will be eliminated by 2015. But so far, numbers are headed in the wrong direction and House Veterans Affairs Committee members are losing patience.

  Congress

  March 21, 2013