Contrary to a report in The Army Times, the VA's backlog of G.I. Bill claims is going steadily down.

by Larry Scott, VA Watchdog dot Org

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The VA's backlog of New G.I. Bill claims is getting much smaller.

The latest Monday Morning Workload Report show 48,911 claims pending.

This is down from over 65,000 a few months ago.

And, the number has been steadily going down over the past few weeks.

You can get the figures for 2010 here ...
http://www.vba.va.gov/REPORTS/mmwr/index.asp

And, for 2009 here ...
http://www.vba.va.gov/REPORTS/mmwr/historical/2009/index.asp

While 48,911 is still not an acceptable number, it appears the VA is really playing catch-up on the G.I. Bill claims.

So, how did we get an article like the one below?

It appears someone didn't do their homework.

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GI Bill backlog climbs as new semester looms

By Rick Maze - Staff writer

http://www.armytimes.com/news/2010/01/mili
tary_gibill_springdelays_010510w/

With the latest numbers showing a still-rising backlog for Post-9/11 GI Bill claims, a key lawmaker says he doesn’t think the Veterans Affairs Department is ready for a flood of new claims for the spring semester.

(NOTE:  You can read the entire article at the link above.)

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