Over at Medill National Security Zone, we’ve launched a new dashboard with data resources, graphics and links to help you cover the major Veterans Benefits Administration backlog in processing disability claims. Particular credit goes to the great staff at the Center for Investigative Reporting, which has done yoeman’s work staying on top of this issue, along with gathering a pile of data and creating a pile of code that makes it all broadly available. (Such as the interactive graphic, below).  Here are links to our new dashboards:

• Dashboard with various items, including the map below.
• Interactive charts with the claims processing status for all cities with a VA processing center.

This map that is updated weekly. It gives stats for the 48 regional VA processing centers, as well as nationwide.