Va Claims Backlog By State 2018

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Va claims backlog by state 2018. From January through the end of March this year the number of backlogged claims increased slightly to. VAs claims backlog includes rating bundle disability compensation and pension claims received by VA that normally require a rating decision. This claims bundle includes initial and supplemental claims for service-connected disabilities for Veterans and their survivors Agent Orange-related claims and pension claims for Veterans. Check your VA claim status or VA appeal status online to find out where your claim or appeal is in our review process.

This backlog further increased to over 13 million claims as of April 2019. In 2010 the then Secretary of Veterans Affairs defined the backlog as any disability claim over. Claims in two California branches and these states skipped the Reconsideration level until Jan. Claims pending for 125-plus days are considered backlog VAs claims inventory contains first-time disability claims submitted by any Veteran original claims and those submitted by Veterans who previously filed for VA disability compensation supplemental claims.

Directorate has seen its non-VA care claims backlog increase since at least October 20161 VHAs Fee Basis Claims System data showed the claims backlog increased from over 239000 claims in October 2016 to over 988000 as of October 2018. Appeals BacklogTHE VA CLAIMS BACKLOG319 What counts as a ba. PA-040119 l AL-100119 l MI-100119 l MO-010120 l AK-030120. Youll see the date we think well complete our review and view evidence youve filed online and any additional evidence weve requested from you.

Current State of the Claims Backlog As of September 2018 the number of backlogged claims in VBAs system was about 84000 and the number of pending claims was just under 350000. However VBA leaders limited the claims included in the backlog to rating EPs. State-by-State Disability Backlog Released by Allsup - January 2018 State California 224161 95055 613 Florida 170508 70028 614 New York 137466 69518 686 Pennsylvania 119118 54649 664 Texas 203145 48540 507 Ohio 97641 42993 597. The significant reduction of the claims backlog may be attributed to VBAs Transformation Plan.

Learn more about the VBAs claims inventory. Rubens is the head of Philadel. After years of following disgraced VA director Diana Rubens work the system I came across a leaked email yesterday that gives insight into the claims backlog. In March 2013 the backlog of new disability claims at the VA had reached a peak of 611000.

125 days old and VBA designed a Transformation Plan to achieve the Secretarys goal of eliminating the claims backlog in 2015. As of August 2018 the appeals backlog stood at about. VBA has continued aggressive efforts aimed at bringing down the disability compensation claims backlog completing a record-breaking 13 million claims in 2016 and reducing the claims backlog by 88 percent cumulatively from a peak of 611000 claims in March 2013 to 71690 on Sept. Formerly skip states these will add the Reconsideration level effective.

The reports below contain data covering claims inventory claims backlog claims accuracy and Fully Developed Claims. Disability Compensation Claims Backlog and Appeals Reform.