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VA officials say benefit waiting lists significantly shorter

The Associated Press

Aug 4, 2015

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GOLDEN, Colo. — Department of Veterans Affairs officials say they have significantly reduced the number of veterans still waiting for benefit decisions.

The Denver Post reports that officials at a Monday news conference in Golden announced that the number of pending disability claims for Colorado veterans is less than 7,500. At its peak, there were more than 13,000 pending claims in November 2012.

Officials say that the number of veterans with claims pending longer than one year has been cut by 85 percent in two years.

Denver regional director of the Veterans Benefits Administration Renaye Murphy says regional VA offices are still working to complete veterans’ appeals in a timely manner.

Officials say nationally the backlog of veterans waiting for benefits decisions number about 110,000, down from 611,000 in March 2013.

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