Monthly VA disability claims backlog snapshot — through March 2014


By SB Anderson

Veterans Benefits Administration workers put a dent in the backlog of veterans disability claims in March, processing 32,000 claims and cutting the percentage pending more than 125 days by nearly two percentage points. March was the third consecutive month of progress after stalls in November and December of 2013.

Chart and table below detail changes month-to-month, week-to-week and year-over-year.

Data is take from the VBA’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.

Weekly updates on claim processing. Image updates over time with fresh data.

 

CLAIMS PENDING OVER 125 DAYS % OVER 125 DAYS AVG. DAYS PENDING
End Mar. 581,527 333,147 57.30% 167.3
End Feb. 613,550 362,028 59% 171.4
Change -32,023 -28,881 -1.7% -4.1
YTD Change -54,747 -55,031 -3.70% -6.5
Mar. 2013 804,427 569,547 70.80% N/A

 

View earlier progress  summaries.