Here’s the summer update we love to read that tells us if the ROs are kicking ass and taking names with the new DBQs and FDCs. Just gotta love all these abbreviations. VA’s jack-booted Gestapo have been busy. Check out the broken glass.
Benefits Inspection Results for VA Regional Office Waco, Texas
OIG found the VARO staff did not accurately process 24 (40 percent) of 60 disability claims OIG reviewed.
Benefits Inspection Results for VARO Jackson, Mississippi
OIG found the VARO staff did not accurately process 13 (25 percent) of 52 disability
claims OIG reviewed.
Benefits Inspection Results for VARO Roanoke, Virginia
OIG found the VARO staff did not accurately process 17 (28 percent) of 60 disability
claims OIG reviewed
And the hands down winner–Benefits Inspection Results for VARO San Juan, Puerto Rico
OIG found the VARO staff did not accurately process 26 (59 percent) of 44 disability
claims OIG reviewed.
Smokin’! Looks like it’s back to the old VBMS drawing board there, General Hickey. All I can say is I’m glad I do not live in Puerto Rico and have any VA claims to adjudicate.
But remember, the backlog is coming down! The backlog is coming down!
Surprise, surprise, surprise!