Skepticism surrounds VA promise to draw down backlog of compensation and pension examsDepartment officials have nearly 360,000 unfinished medical exams right now, about three times the pre-pandemic total.By Leo Shane III2 years ago
VA moving ahead with plans to outsource all compensation and pension examsLawmakers raised concerns about plans to move all of the medical exams to contractors.By Leo Shane III2 years ago
Veterans disability exams to resume at some sites as backlog hits 114,000, nearly doubling in six monthsCurrently 114,000 veterans are waiting for compensation and pension exams to finalize their disability claims.By Leo Shane III3 years ago