Mary Wilson
Well-known member
OCTOBER 21, 2021
BY NIKKI WENTLING
WASHINGTON — The Department of Veterans Affairs is hiring thousands of workers to tackle an expected surge in backlogged benefits claims, VA Secretary Denis McDonough said Wednesday.
The VA considers claims as “backlogged” once they’ve been in the system for more than 125 days without being processed. McDonough expects the backlog to jump this weekend from about 200,000 to 260,000.
Many of the claims hitting the backlog are from veterans suffering from bladder cancer, hyperthyroidism and Parkinson’s-like symptoms stemming from their exposure to Agent Orange during the Vietnam War.
https://www.stripes.com/veterans/20...vietnam-claims-burn-pits-backlog-3326140.html
BY NIKKI WENTLING
WASHINGTON — The Department of Veterans Affairs is hiring thousands of workers to tackle an expected surge in backlogged benefits claims, VA Secretary Denis McDonough said Wednesday.
The VA considers claims as “backlogged” once they’ve been in the system for more than 125 days without being processed. McDonough expects the backlog to jump this weekend from about 200,000 to 260,000.
Many of the claims hitting the backlog are from veterans suffering from bladder cancer, hyperthyroidism and Parkinson’s-like symptoms stemming from their exposure to Agent Orange during the Vietnam War.
https://www.stripes.com/veterans/20...vietnam-claims-burn-pits-backlog-3326140.html