Changes coming to disability claims process
Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2008 7:37 pm
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Changes coming to disability claims process
By Rick Maze - Staff writer
Posted : Thursday Oct 2, 2008 7:00:00 EDT
Lawmakers have high expectations that they can reduce the backlog and processing time for veterans’ benefits claims through a combination of new procedures, including two pilot projects.
The Veterans Benefits Improvement Act of 2008, which passed Congress on Saturday and is being prepared for submission to the White House for President Bush’s signature, pushes the Department of Veterans Affairs to use electronic filing and processing of claims to try to improve the speed of claims decisions, reduce the disparity in decisions involving similar issues and cut the number of claims decisions that end up being overturned.
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