Weekly update: Veteran’s disability claims backlog as of 11/16/2013


By SB Anderson

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 644,436 374,571 58.10% 173.5
Last week 648,696 376,431 58.00% 172.8
Change -4,260 -1,860 0.10 1
Year ago 819,768 554,587 67.70% N/A

Below: Claims pending (left) and backlog (right) by era served, as of 11/16/13. (Note: Includes disability and pension claims, so total numbers are higher than above). Pie charts are from the Veteran’s Benefits Administration.

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