Claims backlog to be addressed at annual VFW convention in Alexandria

Unless the hiring freeze ends, the pile of claims will get deeper. It takes two years to train new processors but as older processors retire, they have been unable to hire replacements. It is going to get a lot worse before it gets better.

Claims backlog to be addressed at annual VFW convention in Alexandria
2:41 AM, Jun. 24, 2011


Written by
Warren Hayes

The former national commander-in-chief of the Veterans of Foreign Wars wants quicker disposition of claims at Veterans Affairs hospitals across the country.

"Some people are waiting months and months before their compensation claim goes into the appeal process," Gary Kurpius said Thursday in Alexandria.

"When people are living on a reduced income because of disability, that is a disadvantage to them and their whole families."
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Claims backlog to be addressed