VA's Disability Claims Backlog Pushes 900000 - National Journal

[**VA's **Disability** Claims Backlog Pushes 900000**][1]
**National Journal**
By Bob Brewin, Nextgov.com 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] -[ArmyTimes.com][6]
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