Jim Fausone
\nVeteran Disability Attorney<\/p>\n
VA has been under tremendous criticism for the backlog of claims that it has which is approaching 1,000,000 this year.\u00a0 Congress has been holding hearings on how to clear up the backlog.\u00a0 Heads may actually roll at VA<\/a> over this embarrassment.<\/p>\n So VA has to resolve the new claims being filed and the old claims waiting around.\u00a0VA has been thinking about how to handle recent filings so they don\u2019t become part of the backlog.\u00a0 VA plans on computerization to assist on the new claims.\u00a0 We have heard stories\u00a0of a software program that will scan applications and use\u00a0artificial intelligence to make the rating. Call me skeptical that rating by buzz word is a better approach.<\/p>\n On the backlog, VA is proposing to have raters review the oldest claims first and issue a provisional rating based on the file.\u00a0 VA would not have a complete file or send out questions or send (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Jim Fausone Veteran Disability Attorney VA has been under tremendous criticism for the backlog of claims that it has which is approaching 1,000,000 this year.\u00a0 Congress has been holding hearings on how to clear up the backlog.\u00a0 Heads may actually…<\/span><\/p>\n