Claims

To be sure, last week was a big one for […]

Under Secretary for Benefits; Air Force Veteran

Effective today, every regional office will begin implementing an initiative to ensure that those who have been waiting a year or more for their compensation claim receive a decision quickly.

Under Secretary for Benefits; Air Force Veteran

There has been a lot of discussion recently about the compensation claims backlog and what VA is doing about it. We at VA – many of us Veterans ourselves – know that Veterans, their families and survivors wait too long for the benefits they have earned and deserve.

Supervisory Veterans Service Representative; Team Lead for VBMS Transformation at the Salt Lake City Regional Office

While standing outside the audiology clinic at the George E. Wahlen VA Medical Center, a Veteran explained to me that he was deaf in one ear, had significant hearing loss in his other ear, and that he was in need of hearing aids. He could not afford them and was hoping VA could help. Staff at VA’s audiology clinic recommended the Vet file a VA disability compensation claim for his hearing loss.

U.S. Army Veteran; Communications Specialist, Veterans Benefits Administration

Last Thursday, the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) continued our monthly Twitter town hall series with an event focused on VA disability compensation exams.

Communications specialist, Veterans Benefits Administration

Last month, the more than four million Veterans and survivors who receive compensation benefits from VA saw an increase of 1.7 percent in their total monthly payment.

There have been a few times I’ve used VA services […]

Far and away, the biggest concern I hear from Veterans […]

Yesterday and today, Dr. Tommy Sowers, our new Assistant Secretary […]

U.S. Air Force Veteran; Communications Specialist, Veterans Benefits Administration

After serving for several years in the Air Force, I worked at the Board of Veterans Appeals advocating on behalf of Vets as an appeals representative. In that time, I saw all kinds of claims.

U.S. Air Force Veteran; Communications Specialist, Veterans Benefits Administration

Working at one of the Big Six Veteran Service Organizations taught me a few things about VA. First, the regional offices that process compensation claims are not equal, some are more consistent.

VA Employee and Army Veteran

Let’s face it, Veterans benefits processes haven’t changed much since the 1950s, but the world has changed around it.