VA Secretary Doug Collins on Government Shutdown's Impact on Disability Claims

Impact of Government Shutdown on VA Claims

• ⚠️ The government shutdown has slowed down the VA's progress in addressing disability claim backlogs.
• 👏 Despite the slowdown, VA employees are continuing to work diligently on claims.

Progress and Historic Levels

• 📈 The VA is aiming to reach historic levels in processing disability claims, even with increased workloads due to COVID-19.
• 📊 When accounting for pre-COVID (2019) levels, the VA is currently operating at near historic levels for disability claims.

Future Goals for Claims Processing

• 🎯 The VA is exploring a partnership to expedite record retrieval.
• 🚀 If successful, this partnership could enable the VA to process all disability claims in under 60 days within the next year.