The Department of Veterans Affairs announced that the VA disability claims backlog dipped below 100,000 for the first time since 2020, a major priority under VA Secretary Doug Collins.
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TheDepartmentofVeteransAffairsannouncedthatthebacklogofVAdisabilitycompensationandpensionbenefitclaimsis“consistently”under100,000forthefirsttimesince2020.
ThelasttimethebacklogwasthislowwasinMay2020,duringPresidentDonaldTrump’sfirsttermintheWhiteHouse.
“UnderPresidentTrump,VAisprovidingVeterans,families,caregiversandsurvivorsallofthebenefitstheyhaveearnedasquicklyandconvenientlyaspossible,”SecretaryofVeteransAffairsDougCollinssaidinanewsrelease.
ThismilestonemeansthedepartmenthasnowslashedthebacklogofveteranswaitingforVAbenefitsby63%sinceTrumpreturnedtoofficeinJanuary2025afteritrose24%undertheBidenadministration,accordingtotherelease.
HIDDENCAUSEOFVETERANS’STRUGGLESDRIVESRENEWEDURGENCYINVAMESSAGING
ThedepartmentsaidthatreducingtheclaimsbackloghasbeenanurgentpriorityforCollins.
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