Employees' Call for Real Change

Documents

Letters

US House VA Committe Ranking Member - November 5, 2001 Letter - VA Sec Principi - December 2001 Columbia Site Visit - December 2001 Letter - Former Local Union President Pittman - December 13, 2001 Letters - CPI Implementation Local 520 and Director August 15, 2002.pdf Letter - Disabled American Veterans (DAV) - August 10, 2005 VARO Columbia Report - 2005 Letter, Under Sec Cooper - March 31, 2006 Letter 2 - Under Sec Cooper - December 19, 2007 Letter, Acting Under Sec Manfield - August 6, 2008 Letter, Deputy Under Sec Walcoff - October 10, 2008 Letter to VBA re ASC Contract Final - March 21, 2012

Letters of Concern: VA Chain of Command

Southern Area Director - March 26, 2006 VA Secretary - July 18, 2006 Letter to VA Secretary - April 13, 2009 Under Sec of Benefits - December 20, 2009 VA Secretary Shinseki - September 22, 2010 Letter to General Hickey - October 18, 2011 Letter Under Sec Hickey - December 23, 2011 Letter USB Hickey Office of the Presidency - January 30, 2012 Letter of Concern RVSR USB Hickey - May 8, 2012 USB Hickey Abuse of Authority Director - June 5, 2012 USB Hickey GS4 Minority Veteran-Employees - June 22, 2012 USB Hickey Employee's Advancement - December 13, 2012 USB Hickey Are Employees Critical to VBA - March 4, 2013 USB Hickey, Claims Processing and Transformation - April 2, 2013 USB Hickey Performance Standard March 17, 2015

Letters of Concern: Congressional Leaders

SC Congressional Delegation US House & Senate Committee on VA Local 520 Claims Processing Report Letter to SC Cong Del and SC Governor May 2, 2012 Response US Rep Gowdy Response SC Governor?s Office Response Rep Clyburn Response Rep Gowdy SC Congressional Delegation March 10, 2013 Letter to Chairman Miller, US House Committee VA April 23, 2013: 2 Year Old Initiative AFGE Local 520 US House & Senate VA Committees 05-26-13: Rally AFGE Local 520 US House & Senate VA Committees 06-30-13: MMWR AFGE Local 520 US House & Senate VA Committees 07-22-13: 2 Year Old Initiative Progress AFGE Local 520 US House & Senate VA Committees 07-28-13: Credibility of MMWR AFGE Local 520 US House & Senate VA Committees 08-03-13: FDC AFGE Local 520 US House & Senate VA Committees 08-11-13: Analysis of VBA Progress AFGE Local 520 US House & Senate VA Committees 08-18-13: Average Control Title for New Claims AFGE Local 520 US House & Senate VA Committees 09-01-13: Analysis of VBA Progress AFGE Local 520 US House & Senate VA Committees 09-08-13: VA Accountability and Bonuses AFGE Local 520 US House & Senate VA Committees 09-15-13: Appeals and VBMS AFGE Local 520 US House and Senate Committees 09-22-13 AFGE Local 520 US House & Senate VA Committees 09-29-13: A Review of VBAs EPs AFGE Local 520 US House & Senate VA Committees 10-07-13: Government Shutdown and Mandatory Overtime AFGE Local 520 US House & Senate VA Committees 10-14-13: Government Shutdown, VA SEC Testimony, Veterans Used As Political Pawns AFGE Local 520 US House & Senate VA Committees 10-23-13: Analysis of VBA's Backlog AFGE Local 520 US House & Senate VA Committees 10-30-13: VBA Funding AFGE Local 520 US House & Senate VA Committees 11-12-13: VBAs Diverse Workload AFGE Local 520 US House & Senate VA Committees 11-24-13: VBAs Backlog Numbers, The Root Cause AFGE Local 520 US House & Senate VA Committees 12-02-13: VBAs Lack of Accountability and Public Relations Deception AFGE Local 520 US House & Senate VA Committees 12-08-13: VBMS, HVAC Hearings, VBA's Numbers AFGE Local 520 US House & Senate VA Committees 12-09-13: Brokering of VBA Workload AFGE Local 520 US House & Senate VA Committees 12-19-13: Review of Senate Hearing, VA Claims System AFGE Local 520 US House & Senate VA Committees 12-22-13: Appeals and Nonrating EPs AFGE Local 520 US House and Senate Committees 01-12-2014 Discrimination, Technology, Overtime Cost AFGE Local 520 US House and Senate Committees 01-19-14 VBMS, IHR, E-benefits breach AFGE Local 520 US House and Senate Committees 01-26-14 VBA Staffing AFGE Letter US House and Senate VA Committees 02-2-14 Process Technology AFGE Letter US House and Senate VA Committees 02-12-14 DAMA Hearing AFGE Letter US House and Senate VA Committees 02-18-14 Accountability AFGE Letter US House and Senate VA Committees 02-25-14 Suspense of QRT AFGE Letter US House and Senate VA Committees 3-5-14 Dichotomy of Claims Processing AFGE Letter US House and Senate VA Committees 3-12-14 Workgroup, Stragetic Plans, Money AFGE Local 520 US House and Senate VA Committees 3-20-14 Injustice for Veterans AFGE Local 520 US House and Senate VA Committees 3-27-14 Nonrating, ACT, and Political talk AFGE Letter US House and Senate VA Committees 4-3-14 Reduction Backlog, Transformation, iEHR AFGE Local 520 House and Senate VA Commitees 4-13-14 Trf of Work and Accountability AFGE Local 520 House and Senate VA Committees 4-21-14 Accountability, Transparency, VBA automation AFGE Local 520 US House and Senate VA Committees 4-29-14 Dependency claims, VBMS, and numbers AFGE Letter 520 House and Senate VA Committees 5-9-14 Transformation Assessment, Staffing, Acct, Congress Response AFGE Local 520 House and Senate VA Committees 5-18-14 Accountability and VA Employees AFGE Local 520 US House and Senate VA Committees 5-26-14 Secret List, Oversight, Acct, Political AFGE Local 520 House and Senate VA Committees 6-5-14 The Culture AFGE Local 520 US House and Senate VA Committees 6-15-14 Training, Mgmt, Oversight, Technology AFGE Local 520 US House and Senate 6-29-13 Unreasonable goals, mail,-secret list, VBA progress review AFGE Local 520 US House and Senate Committees 7-6-14 Backlog goal and comparison VHA and VBA AFGE Local 520 US House and Senate VA Committees 7-31-14 Hearing Comments AFGE Local 520 US House and Senate VA Committees 8-10-14 New Law AFGE Local 520 US House and Senate VA Committees 8-18-14 Analysis of Hearing and VA Stregetic Plan 2014-2020 AFGE Local 520 US House and Senate VA Committees 8-25-14 Employees and Optics AFGE Local 520 House and Senate VA Committees 9-4-14 Unresolved Processes and Double Standard AFGE Local 520 US House and Senate VA Committees 9-11-14 VA Accountability and VBA's crummy numbers AFGE Local 520 US House and Senate Committees 9-29-14 Centralized mail, cheating, lack of accountability AFGE Letter House and Senate VA Committees 10-06-14 AFGE Letter House and Senate VA Committees 10-20-14 Continued Silence AFGE Local 520 US House and Senate VA Committees 11-2-14 VBMS, Appeals, Nonrating, Collateral Damage AFGE Local 520 US House and Senate Committees 11-11-14 Unbalanced Workload and the lack of Oversight Leadership AFGE Local 520 US House and Senate VA Committees 11-18-14 Leadership, Unbalance workload Continued AFGE Local 520 US House and Senate VA Committees 11-30-14 The Price Veterans Pay AFGE Local 520 US House and Senate VA Committees 12-14-14 Adocates for Veteran, Transformation and Employees AFGE Local 520 House and Senate Committees 12-21-14 Dependency Claims, backlog, other nonrating and appeals AFGE Local 520 House and Senate VA Committees 1-4-15 Ebenefits, VBA Contracts, Workload, Lack of Accountability AFGE Local 520 House and Senate VA Committees 1-13-15 New Initiative or Same Old Failed Policies AFGE Local 520 US House and Senate VA Committees 1-20-15 HVAC Hearing July 14, 2014 Revisited Congressional Briefing AFGE Local 520 US House and Senate VA Committees 2-15-15 USB VA Budget Hearing Testimony AFGE Local 520 US House & Senate VA Committees 3-1-15 Oakland VARO, VA Contracts, ICARE, Backlogs AFGE Local 520 House and Senate Committees 3-17-15 Integrity issues, backlog, nonrating, appeals AFGE Local 520 House and Senate VA Committees 3-31-15 USB email, VARO Phil, VSO's lawsuit AFGE Local 520 US House and Senate Committees 4-6-15 VBA Culture AFGE Local 520 US House and Senate VA Committees 4-20-15 NCC Backlog Accountability ICARE AFGE Local 520 US House and Senate Committees 5-5-15 Backlog NCC Centralized Mail Acct AFGE Local 520 US House and Senate Committees 6-14-2015 VBA Workload and Backlog AFGE Local 520 US House and Senate VA Committees 7-12-15 VBA Workload, VA Privatization, VBMS, FIDHUB, Acct, Integrity AFGE Local 520 US House and Senate VA Committees 7-26-15 HR 1994 VA Accountability Act of 2015 AFGE Local 520 US House and Senate Committees 8-12-15 Review of Transformation - VBMS, Update VBA's Workload AFGE Local 520 US House and Senate VA Committees 8-16-15 Accountability and Who is to Blame for Problems at the VA AFGE Local 520 US House and Senate VA Committees 8-23-15 VBA's Goal of Zero Claims and 98% Accuracy Rate 2015 AFGE Local 520 US House and Senate VA Committees 8-27-15 VBA's Historic Accomplishments AFGE Local 520 US House and Senate VA Committees 9-3-15 Appeals Process and Workload, VBA Appeal History Fixes and Object Fixes and Object Lesson AFGE Local 520 US House and Senate VA Committees 9-13-15 Nonrating Claims and VBA History AFGE Local 520 US House and Senate VA Committees 9-20-15 USB Interview, VA OIG Report, VBMS, Analysis AFGE Local 520 US House and Senate VA Committees 9-27-15 Outsiders Backlog View VAOIG Rep - VBMS OSC - Retaliation at VA AFGE Local 520 US House and Senate VA Committees 10-4-15 VBA Employees Senior Leadership Integrity AFGE Local 520 US House and Senate Committees 10-11-15 State of VBA Stats Leadership Effectiveness AFGE Local 520 US House and Senate VA Committees 10-25-15 MMWR USB Resignation US House Subpoenas AFGE Local 520 US House and Senate Committees 11-4-15 VBAs Transformation 40 Initiatives AFGE Local 520 US House and Senate VA Committees 11-15-15 Acct GS Employees Assignment RO Dirs Continued Saga VBA Workload AFGE Local 520 US House and Senate Committees 11-22-15 VBA workload Policy Decision VA Bonuses Acct of Senior Exec AFGE Local 520 - VARO 319 Appeals Issues and Resolution AFGE Local 520 US House and Senate VA Committees 1-5-2016 Claims Processing a Historical Perspective VARO 319 Appeals History AFGE Local 520 US House and Senate VA Committees 1-13-16 US House Hearing VBMS and Backlog Scanning Contractor VBA Workload AFGE Local 520 US House and Senate VA Committees 1-24-16 VA Acct VBA Failure to Fix Identified Problems and Continued Workload Saga AFGE Local 520 US House and Senate VA Committees 2-7-16 VBAs Senior Executive Accountability Program Circus AFGE Local 520 US House and Senate VA Committees 2-14-16 The State of VBA Claims Processing 2016 AFGE Local 520 US House and Senate VA Committees 2-22-16 Congressman and Whistblowers Speak Out VA Lack of Acct Continued Saga of VBA Workload AFGE Local 520 US House and Senate VA Committees 3-6-16 VBA Workload New Revelations VA in the News AFGE Local 520 US House and Senate VA Committees 3-13-16 Veterans Dying VBA Workload the Union IT EHR Contracts AFGE Local 520 US House and Senate VA Committees 3-20-16 Veterans Dying Waiting For Benefits AFGE Local 520 US House and Senate VA Committees 3-27-16 VA Problems Not Being Fix Effect Veterans and Employees AFGE Local 520 US House and Senate VA Committees 4-3-16 SES Acct Circus to Comedy Central VA Racial Divide More Contractors VBA Workload AFGE Local 520 Letters - COD AFGE Local 520 US House and Senate VA Committees 4-10-16 VA PA Blitzes Masking Problems Ridiculous Comments VBA Workload AFGE Local 520 US House and Senate VA Committees 4-20-16 Appeals Shredder Gate Continues Whistleblowers VBA Workload AFGE Local 520 US House and Senate VA Committees 5-1-16 Appeals VHA and VBA Mgmt Whistleblowers Contractors VBA Workload AFGE Local 520 US House and Senate Committees 5-8-16 TBI Exams VBMS Politics Appeals Proposal Contractors Workload AFGE Local 520 US House and Senate Committees 5-15-16 VBA Contractors VAOIG VHA Appeals Hearing Transcript Backlog Workload AFGE Local 520 US House and Senate VA Committees 5-22-16 Private Contractors JLV VA PA Revelations Workload AFGE Local 520 US House and Senate VA Committees 5-29-16 Disney and VA TBI Exams Death Claims Workload AFGE Local 520 US House and Senate VA Committees 6-5-16 VA Crisis Fixes Corrosive Culture Concerns Motives Workload AFGE Local 520 US House and Senate VA Committees 6-12-2016 VBA Transformation and Workload Unveiled AFGE Local 520 US House and Senate VA Committees 6-19-16 VBA Paper Mgmt and VBMS Claims Backlog Corrossive Culture Contractor Workload AFGE Local 520 US House and Senate VA Committees 6-26-16 MYVA Realities VA Accountability Workload AFGE Local 520 US House and Senate Committees 7-3-16 4th of July Message Appeals Privatization HC Transparency Workload AFGE Local 520 US House and Senate VA Committees 7-10-16 VBA Workload VHA and VBA Leadership Accountability Problem Parallel AFGE Local 520 US House and Senate VA Committees 7-17-16 Credibility of VBA Backlog Response Other Workloads Public Affairs AFGE Local 520 US House and Senate VA Committees 7-24-16 VBA Leadership Changes Public Affairs Politics Contract Revelation AFGE Local 520 US House and Senate VA Committees 7-31-16 Appeals Epidemic VA Awaits Election Results VBA Workload Growth AFGE Local 520 US House and Senate VA Committees 8-8-16 The Presidents Speech WH Press Release Appeals Epidemic VAIOG Workload AFGE Local 520 US House and Senate VA Committee 8-14-16 VA Technology and Agile Contracting and Development VBA Workload AFGE Local 520 US House and Senate VA Committee 8-22-16 Appeals Epidemic Veterans perspective VBMS disruption VBA Workload AFGE Local 520 US House and Senate VA Committee 8-28-16 AFGE Local 520 US House and Senate VA Committees 8-28-16 VA Corrosive Culture Accountability VBA Workload AFGE Local 520 US House and Senate VA Committees 9-4-16 Appeals Epidemic Another Drop In Corrosive Culture VBA Workload AFGE Local 520 US House and Senate VA Committees 9-12-16 Leadership Matters Romper Room Behavior VBA Workload Unabated AFGE Local 520 US House and Senate VA Committees 9-18-16 Veterans Held Hostage Appeals Pandemic VBA Workload Auto Pilot AFGE Local 520 US House and Senate VA Committees 9-27-16 Claims Backlog Stagnation VBMS Cost Homelessness VBA Workload AFGE Local 520 US House and Senate VA Committees 10-3-16 The System Diverse VBA Workload AFGE Local 520 US House and Senate VA Committees 10-10-16 MYVA Transformation VBA Workload Letters of Complaints/AFGE Local 520 US House and Senate VA Committees 10-16-16 Informal Claims Backlog Dilemma VBA Workload Letters of Complaints/AFGE Local 520 US House and Senate VA Committees 10-25-16 FY16 and 15 Comparisons, Massaging and Cherry Picking Stats, VBA Workload AFGE Local 520 US House and Senate VA Committees 10-31-16 Backlog Private Contractors VBMS VBA Workload AFGE Local 520 US House and Senate VA Committees 11-14-16 President-Elect Vision and 10 Point Plan VBA Progress Past Two Years and Workload AFGE Local 520 US House and Senate VA Committees 11-20-16 Secretary Farewell Address Another Technological Blunder VBA Workload AFGE Local 520 US House and Senate VA Committees 12-4-16 Second Arm VBA Backlog and Workload AFGE Local 520 US House and Senate VA Committees 12-12-16 VBA CP History Rising Backlog Appeals Workload AFGE Local 520 US House and Senate VA Committees 12-19-16 VA Leadership Crisis Mgmt Whistleblower VBA Workload AFGE Local 520 US House and Senate VA Committees 2-5-17 VBA Workload Failures Poor Decision Making Flawed Performance Standards AFGE Local 520 US House and Senate VA Committees 2-12-17 VBA Response To Local 520 12-19-16 Letter AFGE Local 520 US House and Senate VA Committees 2-20-17 VBMS NWQ Compensation and Appeals Backlogs AFGE Local 520 US House and Senate VA Committees 3-6-17 Compensation and Appeals Backlogs and VHA High-Risk List Mirrors VBA Problems AFGE Local 520 US House and Senate VA Committees 3-12-17 VBA Backlogs VSR Performance Standards US House VA Committees Dynamics VA Accountability VA Contract AFGE Local 520 US House and Senate VA Committees 3-19-17 Backlogs VBMS Quality AFGE Local 520 US House and Senate VA Committees 3-27-17 VBA Staffing and Appeal and Compensation Backlogs AFGE Local 520 US House and Senate VA Committees 4-3-17 Balanced Workload BVA FY16 Devasting Numbers VBA Backlogs AFGE Local 520 US House and Senate VA Committees 4-9-17 Secretary CP Announcement Backlog Appeals Tsunami Accountability AFGE Local 520 US House and Senate VA Committees 4-23-17 NWQ Deferral Process Backlog Appeals Tsunami VBMS Defects Dormant Fixes AFGE Local 520 US House and Senate VA Committees 5-15-17 Appeals Legislative Proposal Hearing VBMS Backlog Update AFGE Local 520 US House and Senate VA Committees 6-6-17 Disability Backlog New Pilot Appeals Tsunami VBMS AFGE Letter House and Senate VA Committees 7-31-17 VA Ransom VA Leadership Miscue Appeals Diversion VBMS Dysfunction Continues AFGE Letter House and Senate VA Committees 9-5-17 PL 115-41 Adverse Action Rpt Performance Standards VBMS Backlogs AFGE Local 520 House and Senate VA Committees 10-15-17 PL 115-55 Accuracy Rate Compensation Backlog Accountability AFGE Local 520 House and Senate VA Committees 11-13-17 FY16 BVA Annual Rpt RAMP Backlog VA Acct Review AFGE Local 520 US House and Senate VA Committees 12-10-17 Comprehensive Plan RAMP Backlog Accuracy Acct Review AFGE Local 520 US House and Senate VA Committees 01-15-18 VA New Year Resolution Appeal Plan RAMP Backlog AA report AFGE Local 520 House and Senate VA Committees 2-11-18 State of VBA Transformation Review New Appeals Solution VA Adverse Action Rpt AFGE Local 520 US House and Senate VA Committees 3-28-18 State of VA Appeals Accountability Backlog AFGE Local 520 US House and Senate VA Committees 4-29-18 State of RAMP and BVA Compensation Claims and Backlog VA Acct Act AFGE Local 520 US House and Senate VA Committees 6-25-18 State of RAMP and BVA Production and Claims Backlog VA Acct Act AFGE Local 520 US House and Senate VA Committees 7-30-18 State of RAMP and BVA Production and Claims Backlog VA Acct Act AFGE Local 520 US House and Senate VA Committees 9-16-18 State of RAMP Appeals Inventory and Claims Backlog AFGE Local 520 US House and Senate VA Committees 11-04-18 State of RAMP Appeals Inventory and Claims Backlog AFGE Local 520 US House and Senate VA Committees 12-02-18 State of RAMP Appeals Inventory and Claims Backlog AFGE Local 520 US House and Senate VA Committees 03-04-19 AMA Pilot Programs Appeals Legacy Inventory and Claims Backlog AFGE Local 520 US House and Senate VA Committees 04-14-19 AMA Legacy Appeals and RAMP Inventories IT Staffing and Claims Backlog AFGE Local 520 US House and Senate VA Committees 06-03-19 AMA Legacy Appeals and RAMP Inventories IT Staffing and Claims Backlog AFGE Local 520 US House and Senate VA Committees 07-28-19 AMA Legacy Appeals and RAMP Inventories IT Claims Backlog AWP AFGE Local 520 US House and Senate VA Committees 09-08-19 The Disturbing Representation of Americans of African Descent AFGE Local 520 US House and Senate VA Committees 9-18-19 AMA Legacy Appeals and RAMP Inventories IT Claims Backlog AFGE Local 520 US House and Senate VA Committees 10-20-2019 AMA Legacy Appeals and RAMP Inventories Staffiing Employees Comments Claims Backlog AFGE Local 520 US House and Senate VA Committees 11-24-2019 AMA Legacy Appeals and RAMP Inventories Staffiing Technology Managemanent Claims Backlog AFGE Local 520 US House and Senate VA Committees 12-29-2019 AMA Legacy Appeals and RAMP Inventories Staffiing Technology Managemanent Claims Backlog

Letters of Concern: New Administration

VA Secretary Shinseki - April 12, 2009 President Obama - July 12, 2009 AFGE President Gage - December 14, 2009 VA Secretary Shinseki & AFGE President Gage - September 13, 2010.pdf

Letters of Concern: Other

Stakeholders - October 29, 2006

Reports

VA Task Force Report - October 2001 CPI Task Team Report - November 2001 GAO VBA's Efforts to Implement the Veterans Claim Assistant Act - July 2002 Claims Processing Improvement - 2002 VBA Cycle Time Study - June 2003 GAO Timely Processing Remains a Daunting Challenge Dec 21, 2012 VA Strategic Plan to Eliminate the Compensation Claims Backlog Jan 25, 2013 OIG Review of Transition to a Paperless Claims Processing Environment Feb 4, 2013

Lack of Uniformity and Standardization

Organizational Chart Comparison Claims Assistants by RO Senior VSRs by RO DRO by RO CA-SVSR-DRO by RO

Congressional Testimonies

2002-06-06 Oral Stmt Before Congress - Under Sec Cooper 2006-09-13 OFO Walcoff 2007-06-12 Managing Dir, Strategic Issue GAO - J. Christopher Mihm 2007-06-12 VA Deputy Sec Gordon Mansfield 2008-08-14 AFGE Sec Treasurer David J. Cox 2008-08-14 Deputy Under Sec Michael Walcoff 2009-03-03 Assistant IG Audit Belinda J Finn 2009-03-03 Deputy Under Sec Michael Walcoff 2009-06-18 AFGE DRO Michael Ratajczak 2009-06-18 DAV Kerry Baker 2009-06-18 Deputy Under Sec Michael Walcoff 2009-09-18 AFGE DRO Michael Ratajczak 2009-09-18 Deputy Under Sec Michael Walcoff 2009-09-23 Assist IG Investigation James J. Oneill 2009-09-23 Deputy VA Sec W. Scott Gould 2009-10-19 VA Sec Eric K. Shinseki 2010-02-03 AFGE RVSR John McCray 2010-02-03 Director, C& P Bradley G Mayes 2010-02-03 Executive Director, NOVA, Inc. Richard Paul Cohen 2010-02-24 OFO Diana Reubens 2010-03-24 Assistant Inspector General for Audits and Evaluations Belinda J. Finn 2010-09-16 AFGE Rep Jimmy F. Sims Jr 2010-09-16 Deputy Under Sec Benefits Michael Cardarelli 2011-06-02 An Examination of Poorly Performing U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Offices 2012-02-16 Oversight Hearing on Fiscal Year 2013 Budget DUSB OFO Diana Rubens 2012-12-20 Witness Testimony of Diana M. Rubens, Associate Deputy Under Secretary for Field Operations, Veterans Benefits Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Articles

Reversing Reinvention - June 15, 2003 Execs at cash-strapped VA get generous bonuses - May 3, 2007 Lawmakers Wants VA to Explain Bonuses - May 3, 2007 Hare Calls of VA Secretary to Resign - May 7, 2007 VA bonus winners sat on review boards - May 15,2007 Injured Iraq war vets sue VA chief - July 23, 2007 Investigation: Still No Answers for Vets in Fiduciary Fiasc - August 15, 2007 VA chief cites disability claim backlog - September 18, 2007 Veterans Affairs Probe Records Found in Shredder Bin - November 06, 2008 VA Ousts Managers for Claims Deception - November 24, 2008 Judge Rejects bid to force quicker VA payments - December 17, 2008 New VA Secretary pledges reforms - March-April, 2009 VA IG Finds Abuse of Authority and Ethical Breaches in IT Office - August 20, 2009 As Vets await checks, VA workers get 24M bonuses - August 21, 2009 VA Employees Asked for Ideas to Transform Service to Veterans - September 10, 2009 More than 4,000 Vets Potentially Affected by VA Data Breach - January 25, 2012 VA sees 'Paperless' Claims As Critical to Ending Backlog - January 26, 2012 Audit of VA's Internal Controls Over the Use of Disability Benefits Questionnaires - February 22, 2012 Veterans' Disability Claims Buried Under Paperwork - April 15, 2012 VA Pledges to Overhaul Disability Claims System - April 16, 2012 VA: Staff Errors Delay Veterans' Benefits - April 18, 2012 VA's disability claims backlog pushes 900,000 - April 19, 2012 'Send Immediate Help' to Oakland's VA, Say Bay Area Reps - April 19. 2012 Reps to Question VA Official about Delays on Disability Claims - April 26, 2012 Waiting for More Than a Check - May 2, 2012 Oakland Veterans Affairs' Office Mishandled Claims, Inspector General Finds - May 11, 2012 Almost half of new vets seek disability - May 27th, 2012 Audit of VA Regional Office's Appeals Management Processes - May 30, 2012 The VA Backlog Keeps Getting Worse - June 7, 2012 Workers Point Finger at Their Own Agency Amid a Backlog in Veterans' Benefits - June 15, 2012 Veterans die awaiting pension benefits - December 26, 2012 VA Responds To Sen. Toomey's Concerns On Veterans Disability Backlog - January 11, 2013 Toomey warns VA he 'remains concerned' over backlog of disability claims - January 11, 2013 Dr. Peter J. N. Linnerooth, 1970-2013 - January 11, 2013

VA Backlog

Congress Holds Contentious Hearing Over VA's Claim Delay and Error Crisis VA Still Drowning in Benefits Backlog Despite Expensive Paperless System Congress Questions Backlog in Veteran's Disability Claims Claims Backlog Near 1 Mil as VA Continues 'Delay & Deny' Policy to ... Massive Veterans Affairs backlog leaves half a million waiting for benefits Will Scanning Fix the VA Disability Claims Backlog? Veterans face longer wait for help 15615 Vet benefit claims have been sitting for 125+ days South Carolina 94-year-old World War II vet stuck in VA backlog again - Jim Davis ... Backlog of VA disability claims grows despite effort to trim Backlog of VA disability claims keeps growing Backlog of benefits claims for Texas veterans has doubled in two years VA faces backlog of claims for Texas veterans Backlog of Disability Claims for Veterans Sends Democrat on a Tear Backlog of VA disability claims grows despite effort to trim Oversight hearing on VA claims backlog Rep.: Decades-old VA claims backlog inexcusable Lawmakers tell VA 'no more hollow promises' to fix the claims backlog Vets waiting too long for claims process VA official: Claims backlog continues to grow Shinseki: Backlog means VA reaching more vets FACT CHECK: Disability claims still growing at VA Panetta to Congress: Transition system for veterans is 'overwhelmed' Backlog of VA disability claims growing - Wellness.com Panetta says DoD and VA need to cut red tape VA's Twisted Logic: Backlog Illustrates Department's ysfunction ... Runyan Legislation to Address VA Backlog Passes House ... Near million vets get shafted by VA backlog The Oakland VA Problem is an Issue for All Veterans | Swords to ... Lawmakers Fed Up with VA Promises to Fix Backlog of Veterans ... California Congressional Delegation Asks VA for Plan to Reduce ... VA Backlog Does Mean Deny Valid Claims To Look Good! Letter to Sec VA Re. Claims Backlog (6 AUG 12) VA literally burdened with paperwork backlog - Video on NBCNews ... Study shows VA claims backlog growing despite scrutiny, investments Bureaucracy can't keep up with veterans Waiting for Help: VA Claims Backlog Imperils Veterans | Swords to ... VA claims wait times for state - and other - vets documented in new report VA Disability Claims Backlog Under The Obama Administration Shinseki on claims backlog: 'Let it grow' Texas veterans are waiting longer for benefits claims Veterans' voices: After combat, a wait at the VA Benefits backlog put Wounded veterans on waiting list Our investigation into VA's disability claims backlog cited in - Inagist VA processing claims at record pace, but still can't keep up Claims and their backlog at VA grow | Online Journal Veterans Report - VA Hearing on Claims Backlog Georgia veterans face VA backlog in disability claims Public Insight Network | The veterans' benefits backlog story gets ... "Rearranging the deck chairs on a sinking ship": NYT exposé on VA ... Despite gains, VA still has massive claims backlog ... http://www.opednews.com/articles/Dear-Veterans-Affairs-We-by-Cory-Clark-121005-307.html Veterans deserve better than waiting for VA benefits Veterans finally get debate mention but are they happy with what they heard? Veterans groups criticize VA backlog -- FederalDaily.com Political focus growing on VA claims backlog 'Epic reform' needed to fix growing VA claims backlog, says former official John Therrien: VA dysfunction is a national disgrace Comments on Thousands of Az veterans face backlog on VA ... Veteran left to fight for benefits after VA denies claim Accuracy Isn't Priority as VA Battles Disability Claims Backlog ... For VA, mountains of disability claims remain a problem as vets wait for help OP-ED: Don't leave any veterans behind Vets Wait to Receive Benefits While VA Works to Fix Backlog Issue ... Making the VA work for our veterans Veterans deserve better than a claims backlog I-Team: Backlog Has Vets Waiting 11 Months for Benefits Who is accountable for the VA's disability claims backlog? http://www.democracynow.org/2012/11/12/expos_veterans_administration_battles_backlog_of Without excuse: VA claims backlog should be zero VA's bureaucracy is agony, say veterans who need help VA faces disability claims backlog - News - Charleston Daily Mail ... Backlog Claims in WS North Carolina in VA Disability Claims ... azcentral.com video: Phoenix VA disability backlog Tackling the backlog Veterans Disability Backlog Nears 900000; New Allsup Report Examines ... Family of veteran on the brink after VA benefits don't arrive Vets Wait to Receive Benefits While VA Works to Fix Backlog Issue ... A Case That Could Unhinge a Veterans Benefits 'Hamster Wheel' Veterans Association backlogged, vets fight for aid VA disability backlog has doubled under Obama | Fox News Latino ... Military Claims Backlog Failing Vets As More Than 880,000 Wait For ... http://californiawatch.org/dailyreport/ex-worker-accuses-va-callous-indifference-veterans- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNDccDXCg50 John Cornyn Offers Legislation to Fight VA Claims Backlog, Uses Texas Model Senate wants details from VA on claims backlog - Topix Congress orders VA to solve claims backlog: - NewsMilitary.com http://www.thestate.com/2012/11/30/2537976/despite-promises-to-improve-delays.html Disability-compensation claims Claims backlog at VA worsensfor veterans lag as 'VA backlog' worsens DOD lends staff to VA to address claims backlog Veterans groups question VA's ability to clear claims backlog State Veterans Stuck In Seven Month Backlog On Disability Claims Combatting the Backlog: VA Deploys Paperless Claims System Fixing the Backlog VA tackles claims backlog with new priority approach

Articles from VAWatchdog.com

Gov. Union Claims VA Disability Benefits Employees Not Properly Trained - February 24, 2009 Shake-up at VA's Montgomery Regional Office - July 15, 2009 VAOIG Report Blasts VA for Misplaced, Lost Claims Folders - September 29, 2009 VAOIG VA's San Juan Regional Office Dysfunctional - December 7, 2009 VAOIG VA's Anchorage Regional Office Fails Inspections - December 8, 2009 The Veterans Benefits Administration Report Card - December 13, 2009 VA Response to 60 Minutes Story on VA Disability Claims - January 5, 2010 VA Quietly Shuffles Top Spots at Veterans' Benefits Admin - January 8, 2010 VAOIG VA's Roanoke Regional Office Faces Challenges - January 15, 2010 VA Files at Roanoke Regional Office Could Collapse Building - January 20, 2010 VA Unveils Plan to Streamline Disability Benefits System - January 23, 2010 VA'S Regional Office In Togus, Maine Fails VAOIG Inspection - March 24, 2010

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