TY  - JOUR
T1  - VEterans’ benefits
AU  - Mitka M
Y1  - 2013/01/09
N1  - 10.1001/jama.2012.190487
JO  - JAMA
SP  - 126
EP  - 126
VL  - 309
IS  - 2
N2  - 
In his opening remarks, ranking member Rep Jerry McNerney (D, Calif) said that although the VA has added more than 11 000 employees to process claims for disability benefits and Congress has funded these requests, a backlog of more than 1.3 million claims remains on the books. He said administering benefits varied greatly depending on the regional offices handling the claims. For example, he noted, the average number of days pending for most claims is 255 days, but the wait in Oakland, Calif, is almost 426 days.

SN  - 0098-7484
M3  - doi: 10.1001/jama.2012.190487
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2012.190487
ER  -