The Department of Veterans Affairs warned that the backlog to process claims could double over the next year, reaching "potentially up to 400,000." VA Undersecretary for Benefits Joshua Jacobs said ...

Faster processing: VA has cut its claims backlog to the lowest level since 2020, using AI, hiring, and overtime to speed processing to under three months. Accuracy concerns: Advocates and former staff ...

Exclusive: VA Secretary Doug Collins details cutting the backlog, speeding claims, and overhauling the system for veterans.

Officials at the VA did not advise veterans to turn in their discharge papers when applying for health care benefits, documents show. That’s because the VA, faced with a mounting backlog of pending ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Veterans’ families who waited months for healthcare coverage can now get approved in days. The Department of Veterans Affairs says the backlog elimination affects the ...

House Speaker John Boehner this week criticized the Department of Veterans Affairs for failing to meet its own goal of ending the veteran’s healthcare backlog, and instead bragging that the backlog ...

The Department of Veterans Affairs has cut its backlog by more than 60% in a year, according to new statistics released by the agency. The backlog of VA disability compensation and pension benefits is ...

A year after the Department of Veterans Affairs said it was on track to reduce backlogged claims by outsourcing claims to other VA offices, hiring more staff and creating a $537 million computer ...