If you have a VA claim pending, you are already well aware of the waiting game to hear back from the VA. If you are in the Nashville, TN district, be happy because your wait is actually shorter, on average, than some of the other areas of the country. According to the Center for Investigative Reporting, the Nashville office has approximately 11,915 Veterans waiting for their claims to be approved. Of that, 5,619 have been waiting more than 125 days, and 697 have been waiting over one year. The average wait time is 178 days. Compare that to other cities that have average wait times of 510 days (Philadeliphia) or 642 days (New York).
What is the wait in your area? Check out this interactive map to find out: http://cironline.org/reports/map-where-veterans-backlog-worst-3792
Attorney Alissa Gay 