VA to mandate OT for claims processors to trim the backlog
The VA took another step toward reducing its massive claims backlog when it announced today that it will mandate overtime pay for claims processors in its 56 regional benefits offices, including...
View ArticleVA announces plan to more quickly reduce long-term claims backlog
The Department of Veterans Affairs said Friday it will dramatically reduce its huge claims backlog by applying "provisional" ratings to the claims of veterans who have been waiting a year or more,...
View ArticleState should soon have 20 fewer homeless veterans
A new $60 million federal grant is going to provide permanent homes for 8,635 homeless veterans - 20 of them in Delaware. The grant was announced jointly Wednesday by U.S. Housing and Urban Development...
View ArticleSerious problems found at Mississippi VA medical center
The Office of Special Counsel has "raised concerns" about poor sterilization procedures, understaffing and radiological misdiagnoses at the G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center (VAMC) in Jackson,...
View ArticleFaster VA claims handling — REALLY, official tells reporters
A new and streamlined electronic claims processing system is coming to all Veterans Affairs Medical Centers -- including Wilmington, eventually -- according to VA's under secretary for benefits. It...
View ArticleCarper, 66 other senators push Obama to fix VA backlog
The backlog of veterans waiting for decisions on their disability ratings has become legendary. The average wait time for first-time disability claims at Veterans Affairs Medical Centers across the...
View ArticleCarper unveils new web resource page for veterans
Beginning Friday, veterans can turn to a single web site for a wide range of resources ranging from how to claim education benefits to job search guides -- courtesy of Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.)....
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Wilmington VA hospital once again a `top performer’
For the third consecutive year, the Wilmington VA Medical Center has been named a "top performer" by The Joint Commission, the independent, not-for-profit health care accreditation and certification...
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New MoH walking trail a nice touch for vets
The short walking trail's been an option for vets being treated at the Wilmington VA Medical Center for the past two years. But that's all it was - a simple 8/10s-of-a-mile path that ran though the...
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