As of April 8, 2013, the Monday Morning Work Report indicates that there were 889,981 claims for both compensation and pension pending, with 670,111 pending over 125 days. That’s 69.7% pending over 125 days. The number of claims pending just for compensation were the bulk of that — 807,818. Of those, 574,799 were pending over 125 days. That’s 71.2% pending over 125 days. Those Veterans with appeals pending numbered 248,241 as of April 6, 2013.
The VA’s goal is to get claims in and out in under 125 days with 98% accuracy by 2015. Do you think that’s doable? You can join the discussion here, or on Twitter with #EndTheVABacklog.
Attorney Alissa Gay 