VA's disability claims backlog pushes 900000 - Nextgov

[**VA's **disability** claims backlog pushes 900000**][1]
**Nextgov**
By Bob Brewin 04/19/2012 The Veterans Affairs Department faces a "staggering" backlog of 897566 **disability** claims with more than 65 percent pending for more than 125 days, a problem compounded by an error rate of 16 percent, representatives of **...**
[Pressure to reduce VA **disability** claims may cause more delays][2]Washington Post (blog)
[House Veterans' Affairs Committee Hearing][3]Insurance News Net (press release)
[The Lake Country Sun][4]Lake Country Sun
[The Bay Citizen][5] -[Marine Corps Times][6]
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[2]: http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNEyVjuNvEdjf882PZMusc0-cMZ_jg&url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/federal-eye/post/pressure-to-reduce-va-disability-claims-may-cause-more-delays-advocates-warn/2012/04/18/gIQABF6ART_blog.html
[3]: http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNFWslbYNDD3ViD1c-0apSyBbN037g&url=http://insurancenewsnet.com/articleNews.aspx?id%3D339046
[4]: http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNGPmQqOmkkm3SIiyysxwrmwAm0EhA&url=http://www.lakecountrysun.com/index.asp?Story%3D3682
[5]: http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNERQPIlWqxufGztlSO-V7uEhe5aiA&url=http://www.baycitizen.org/veterans/story/va-staff-errors-delay-veterans-benefits/
[6]: http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNEpJPJNlifQsgHBnfHFtmMp_elFaQ&url=http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2012/04/military-lawyers-want-access-to-vets-electronic-claims-041812w/
[7]: http://news.google.com/news/more?gl=us&pz=1&ned=us&ncl=dW8H00ZI5aUNU6M1fQFCJr4lPfecM

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