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Jason Miller, Executive Editor, Federal News Radio

The Veterans Affairs Department is attacking its appeals backlog much in the same way it took on its disability claims backlog. VA is using a combination of tec...

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February 25, 2015 9:51 am

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The Veterans Affairs Department is attacking its appeals backlog much in the same way it took on its disability claims backlog. VA is using a combination of technology and old-fashioned process improvements to deal with an appeals backlog that has grown by 15 percent over the last two years. Federal News Radio’s executive editor Jason Miller joined Tom Temin on the Federal Drive with more details on VA’s plans to decrease the appeals backlog. Read Jason’s related story.

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