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Weekly VA disability claims backlog snapshot (2/11/2014)


By SB Anderson

Below is our weekly snapshot of veterans disability claims status, based on data from the Veterans Benefits Administration’s weekly “Monday Morning Workload Reports” that track claims processing progress.

  CLAIMS PENDING OVER 125 DAYS % OVER 125 DAYS AVG. DAYS PENDING
This week 628,028 380,927 60.70% 173
Last week 627,228 379,631 60.50% 174.1
Change 800 1,296 0.20% -1.1
YTD Change -8,246 -7,251 -0.30% -2.7
Year ago 821,143 587,351 71.50% N/A

 

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Weekly VA disability claims backlog snapshot (2/4/2014)


By SB Anderson

Below is our weekly snapshot of veterans disability claims status, based on data from the Veterans Benefits Administration’s weekly “Monday Morning Workload Reports” that track claims processing progress.

 

  CLAIMS PENDING OVER 125 DAYS % OVER 125 DAYS AVG. DAYS PENDING
This week 627,228 379,631 60.50% 174.1
Last week 630,909 382,250 60.60% 174.8
Change -3,681 -2,619 -0.10% -0.7
Year ago 816,405 552,487 67.70% N/A

 

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Weekly VA disability claims backlog snapshot


By SB Anderson

Below is our weekly snapshot of veterans disability claims status, based on data from the Veterans Benefits Administration’s weekly “Monday Morning Workload Reports” that track claims processing progress.

 

 

  CLAIMS PENDING OVER 125 DAYS % OVER 125 DAYS AVG. DAYS PENDING
This week 630,909 382,250 60.60% 174.8
Last week 633,967 381,894 60.20% 174.5
Change -3,058 356 0.40% 0.3
Year ago 821,966 585,234 71.20% N/A

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Weekly VA disability claims snapshot: Streak at two weeks


By SB Anderson

After two weeks of a growing backlog of disability claims older than 125 days, the Veterans Benefits Administration returned to positive territory for the second week in a row last week, chipping away again at clearing its oldest cases.

Just 2,300 of the oldest claims were cleared last week, leaving 382,000 to go and keeping the agency to the backlog level of late October. Two weeks of backsliding happened in late November as well as late December that ended a streak of progress that began in mid-summer 2013. During that streak, about 6,000 of the oldest cases were being cleared in the average week.  Since then, an average of 1,650 a week have been, based on data released in the VBA’s weekly “Monday Morning Work Workload Reports.

Despite recent backsliding, there was overall substantial improvement in the past year, with about 23% fewer claims pending overall and more than a third fewer waiting over 125 days. The percentage taking over 125 days had been cut by 11 percentage points.

Weekly progress since mid-summer

Below is our weekly snapshot of claims status and two graphics from the Veterans Benefits Administration’s weekly “Monday Morning Workload Reports” that track claims processing progress.

 

 

  CLAIMS PENDING OVER 125 DAYS % OVER 125 DAYS AVG. DAYS PENDING
This week 633,967 381,894 60.20% 174.5
Last week 636,371 384,213 60.40% 175.3
Change -2,404 -2,319 -0.20% -0.8
Year ago 823,561 583,739 70.90% N/A

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Weekly VA disability claims snapshot: Progress returns


By SB Anderson

After two weeks of a growing backlog of disability claims older than 125 days, the Veterans Benefits Administration returned to positive territory last week, chipping away slightly at clearing its oldest cases.

Just under 4,000 of the oldest claims were cleared last week, leaving 384,000 to go and returning the agency to the backlog level of late October. Two weeks of backsliding happened in late November as well as late December that ended a streak of progress that began in mid-summer 2013. During that streak, about 6,000 of the oldest cases were being cleared in the average week.  Since then, an average of 1,650 a week have been, based on data released in the VBA’s weekly “Monday Morning Work Workload Reports.

Despite recent backsliding, there was overall substantial improvement in the past year, with about 23% fewer claims pending overall and more than a third fewer waiting over 125 days. The percentage taking over 125 days had been cut by 11 percentage points.

Weekly progress since mid-summer

Below is our weekly snapshot of claims status and two graphics from the Veterans Benefits Administration’s weekly “Monday Morning Workload Reports” that track claims processing progress.

 

  CLAIMS PENDING OVER 125 DAYS % OVER 125 DAYS AVG. DAYS PENDING
This week 636,371 384,213 60.40% 175.3
Last week 636,274 388,178 61.00% 175.7
Change 97 -3,965 -0.60% -0.4
Year ago 825,178 584,118 70.80% N/A

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Weekly VA disability claims snapshot: Backslide continues


By SB Anderson

The Veterans Benefits Administration posted its second week in a row of growth in backlogged disability claims, saying in its weekly progress report that claims older than 125 days grew by nearly 11,000 last week.

What had been smooth progress against the huge backlog that began in mid-summer 2013 reversed in November and for the rest of the year see-sawed between the positive and negative, based on the weekly “Monday Morning Work Workload Reports.

Despite some backsliding since Thanksgiving, there was overall substantial improvement in the past year, with about 23% fewer claims pending overall and more than a third fewer waiting over 125 days. The percentage taking over 125 days had been cut by 11 percentage points.

 

Weekly progress since mid-summer

Below is our weekly snapshot of claims status and two graphics from the Veterans Benefits Administration’s weekly “Monday Morning Workload Reports” that track claims processing progress.

 

  CLAIMS PENDING OVER 125 DAYS % OVER 125 DAYS AVG. DAYS PENDING
This week 636,274 388,178 61.00% 175.7
Last week 636,029 377,409 59.30% 173.8
Change 245 10,769 1.70% 1.9
Year ago 823,140 574,838 69.80% N/A

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Weekly VA disability claims snapshot: Backslide is back, but backlog for year down a third


By SB Anderson

For the third time since mid-summer, progress last week ground to a halt — and backslid a bit — against the number of outstanding Veterans Benefits Administration disability claims.

The average number of days claims were pending crept up by nearly 3 days, weekly data released on Monday showed, and the percentage waiting over 125 days ticked up a point to 59.3%.

The step backward follows two positive weeks in processing, which followed the first two weeks of backsliding since early summer. What had been steady progress against the backlog due to Congressional pressure had already been slowing in November — even after maintaining a positive clip during the October government shutdown — but a net gain of 2,332 backlogged claims older than 125 days two weeks ago was a reversal.

Despite a few hiccups since Thanksgiving, there has been substantial improvement in the past year, with about 23% fewer claims pending overall and more than a third fewer waiting over 125 days. The percentage taking over 124 days has been cut by 11 percentage points.

The U.S. Senate Veteran’s Affairs Committee met earlier this month for an update on the Veterans Benefits Administration progress in reducing the backlog and heard officials pledge to continue chipping away at the backlog.

End of 2013 v. 2012

  CLAIMS PENDING PENDING OVER 125 DAYS % OVER 125 DAYS
End of 2013 636,029 377,409 59.30%
End of 2012 823,140 574,838 69.80%
Change -187,111 -197,429 -10.50%
Pct. Change -23% -34%  

 

Weekly progress since mid-summer

Below is our weekly snapshot of claims status and two graphics from the Veterans Benefits Administration’s weekly “Monday Morning Workload Reports” that track claims processing progress.

  CLAIMS PENDING OVER 125 DAYS % OVER 125 DAYS AVG. DAYS PENDING
This week 636,029 377,409 59.30% 173.8
Last week 635,983 371,045 58.30% 171.2
Change 46 6,364 1.00% 2.6
Year ago 823,140 574,838 69.80% N/A

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