Nevada veterans wait over a year for VA claims

Nevada veterans endure longest wait times in America to get VA claims completed, Heller tells U.S. Senate committee
RJG.com
Written by Ray Hagar
Dec 11, 2013

Sen. Dean Heller, R-NV, has a soft spot in his heart for our veterans of the U.S. armed forces.

I think it has something to do with his dad. Heller’s father is a vet and Heller has said that without the care received at the VA hospital in Reno, he might already be among the departed.

I've heard that story more than once, after hearing Heller talk to vets at the Reno VA Hospital, at the Homeless Veterans “Stand Down” in September and various other outings.

Vets can only hope lawmakers were listening when Heller spoke about the plight of Nevada veterans who suffer because of the lengthy backlog for getting claims completed.

Nevada vets wait on average of 433 days to have their claims completed, Heller told the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

That’s the longest wait time in the nation – No. 1 in the USA.

There’s a stat that Nevada should be outraged about, like being last in the nation in per-pupil education funding.

Heller noted the VA targeted deadline is 125 days. So on average, Nevada vets wait another 308 days, making it well over a year for a claim to be completed.
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