The Department of Veterans Affairs<\/a> has announced that it is launching a compensation claims initiative for vets who have been waiting for one year or more.<\/p>\n Claims raters working with the VA have been combing through the oldest claims in the system to allow those vets to get their benefits, if eligible. The Veterans Administration has announced that vets who are waiting for their claim to be processed are able to submit additional materials as evidence up to one full year after their provisional rating and prior to the VA issuing its final decision on their claim. Provisional decisions are intended to provide vets with their benefits faster and also will allow them the safety of an additional year to submit additional evidence if necessary. Those cases will be “fast-traced,” said the Undersecretary for Benefits, Allison Hickey.<\/p>\n In tandem with this initiative, VA has announced that it still intends to prioritize the benefits (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Department of Veterans Affairs has announced that it is launching a compensation claims initiative for vets who have been waiting for one year or more. Claims raters working with the VA have been combing through the oldest claims in…<\/span><\/p>\n