While we complain about the delays in Scial Securty disability, Charles Hall in his excellent blog points out that there is a parrallel universe in the world of VA disability:
From VA Watchdog dot Org:
According to the Monday Morning Workload Report (MMWR) of the Veterans’ Benefits Administration dated January 5, 2009, the backlog for veterans’ benefits claims stood at 808,607. Report is here
…http://www.vba.va.gov/REPORTS/mmwr/2009/010509.xls
The same report for May 11, 2009 shows the backlog at 916,456. That report is here … http://www.vba.va.gov/REPORTS/mmwr/2009/051109.xls
This is an increase of nearly 108,000 claims in the backlog in just a bit over four months … an increase of 13.3%. See Mr. Hall’s blog here: