Starting today, we are switching to monthly instead of weekly snapshots of veterans disability claims status, based on data from the Veterans Benefits Administration’s weekly “Monday Morning Workload Reports” that track claims processing progress. We think monthly tracking is a better barometer of actual progress because it flattens out some of the temporary ups and downs the weekly reports reflect.
| CLAIMS PENDING | OVER 125 DAYS | % OVER 125 DAYS | AVG. DAYS PENDING | |
| End Feb. | 613,550 | 362,028 | 59.00% | 171.4 |
| End Jan. | 627,228 | 379,631 | 60.50% | 174.1 |
| Change | -13,678 | -17,603 | -1.50% | -2.7 |
| YTD Change | -22,724 | -26,150 | -2.00% | -2.4 |
| Feb. 2013 | 817,123 | 583,825 | 71.40% | N/A |