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VA Says Disability Claims Backlog Down Almost by Half Over Last Year
The Department of Veterans Affairs says it lowered the number of pending disability claims from 611,000 in March 2013 to 344,000 a year later, and that decisions are being made 119 days sooner. The VA, which instituted mandatory overtime to help tackle the backlog and was not subject to sequestration furloughs last year, said the backlog is now at its lowest since March 2011...Read More
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