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New Technology Promises Faster Processing Of Veterans’ Disability Claims
A new online application from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) enables disability compensation claims to be processed faster in a more end-to-end electronic environment, and VA is urging Veterans and their Veterans Service Organization (VSO) representatives to make full use of its capabilities [...]. Read More »
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Officials Tackling Backlog At VA
Tim Susengill calls it his “in-the-cracks letter.” He sends it to the Department of Veterans Affairs whenever a local veteran spends more than a year waiting for a response to a medical claim. [...] Read More »
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Panetta, Shinseki Acknowledge Frustration in Streamling Military Health Care
Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta and Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki acknowledged Wednesday that they have been frustrated by departmental bureaucracy in their attempts to streamline military health care for severely wounded service members. Read More »
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Pentagon Aims To Boost EHR Interoperability With VA
Last month, the Department of Defense issued a draft request for proposals that would help the agency meet requirements for electronic health record interoperability under the Healthcare Management Systems Modernization project, EHR Intelligence reports (Bresnick, EHR Intelligence, 2/7). Read More »
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Rep. Welch Pushes Electronic Records Bill To Improve Veterans’ Health Care
Rep. Peter Welch visited the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Montpelier Monday to champion a bill aimed at improving access to health care for military veterans. And the Vermont congressman is not alone in his support of the measure. Read More »
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Rep. Young Supports Military Construction And VA Appropriations Bill Aimed At Reducing VA Backlog
Alaskan Congressman Don Young today voted in support of H.R. 2216, the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act which passed the U.S. House of Representatives 421 – 4... Read More »
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Schumer: DoD & VA Health Records Are Not Compatible & Not All Are Electronic – One Of The Biggest Causes Of VA Benefit Backlog; Senator Will Push Legislation To Create Interoperable Records & Address Almost 15,000 Backlogged Claims In Upstate NY
Just ahead of Veteran’s Day, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer called for the Department of Defense (DoD) and the Department of Veteran’s Affairs (VA) to create interoperable, electronic health records for service members, in order to address the serious delays in processing almost 15,000 Upstate New York veterans’ disability and other benefits. Read More »
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Sen. Schumer Seeks Creation Of Electronic Files For Vets
As Veterans Day is a time to remember, U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer is fighting for veterans' benefits through the Department of Defense and the Depart-ment of Veterans Affairs. Read More »
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Sen. Schumer Stumps For Two Military Health IT Bills
Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) is pushing for the passage of two bills (S 1296; S 928) that would require the departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs to develop an interoperable electronic health record system for military service members and hold VA accountable for reducing its backlog of outstanding disability claims [...]. Read More »
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Senate Calls On Obama To Handle VA Backlog Fiasco
With the disability claims backlog debacle at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs spiraling out of control, outcry for the situation is reaching a fever pitch. Case in point, 67 U.S. senators on Monday sent a letter to President Obama calling for him to be more directly involved in the situation. Read More »
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Shinseki Wants A Budget For The VA
Veterans will still receive medical and hospital care no matter how long the federal government is shut down, Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki told lawmakers, but funding for benefits and other programs may run out in November, threatening veterans’ financial health. Read More »
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Shinseki: Utah VA ‘Superb’ In Pilot Of New System For Disability Claims
Veterans can now file their disability claims online, a move that will help the Department of Veterans Affairs erase its backlog of claims in 2015, V.A. Secretary Eric Shinseki said Tuesday in Salt Lake City. Read More »
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Shinseki’s Critics Will Eat Their Words
There is nearly universal agreement that too many American veterans are made to languish unnecessarily under the current Department of Veterans Affairs claims backlog. [...] Some critics have even called for the resignation of VA Secretary Eric K. Shinseki... Read More »
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Sixty-Seven Senators Urge Obama To Resolve VA Claims Backlog
More than two-thirds of the U.S. Senate sent a letter to President Obama Monday urging his “direct and public involvement” to end the Veterans Affairs Department’s disability claims backlog. Read More »
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Soldiers Waiting For Medical Discharge ‘Languish’ In Disability System
Years after the Defense and Veterans Affairs departments established a joint system in 2007 to speed up the medical discharge of troops, an Army inspector general report found active duty soldiers “continued to languish” in the system for 386 days and reserve and National Guard troops for 366 days. Read More »
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