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  Category: Office of Veterans Services


New Technology in Place for Electronic Submission of Veterans’ Disability Claims

Office of Veterans Services | Date Posted: Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Capability Marks Major Milestone in VA Transformation to Digital Claims Process




VA Processes Nearly All Disability Claims Pending Over 2 Years, Moves to Complete Those Older Than 1 Year

Office of Veterans Services | Date Posted: Tuesday, June 25, 2013

vThe Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced today that as a result of the initiative launched in April to expedite disability compensation claims decisions for Veterans who have a waited a year or longer, more than 65,000-claims – or 97 percent of all claims over two years old in the inventory – have been eliminated from the backlog.




Flag Day Celebration June 14, 2013

Office of Veterans Services | Date Posted: Wednesday, June 12, 2013

  The Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Millsboro, Delaware will be holding its annual Flag Day ceremony. It will be presented by the Delaware Commission of Veterans of Affairs and hosted by Vietnam Veterans of America at 10:00 a.m. on June 14, 2013. On June 14, 1777, the second continental Congress adopted the flag of […]




Memorial Day Services for May 30th

Newsroom | Office of Veterans Services | Date Posted: Tuesday, May 28, 2013

The Delaware Commission of Veterans Affairs and La Societe 40&8 will host Memorial Day Service on THURSDAY, MAY 30, 2013 beginning at 10:30 A.M. The Service will be conducted at the Memorial Bridge Plaza, Delaware Memorial Bridge, New Castle, Delaware.




VA Mandates Overtime to Increase Production of Compensation Claims Decisions

Office of Veterans Services | Date Posted: Thursday, May 16, 2013

As part of its ongoing effort to accelerate the elimination of the disability compensation claims backlog, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is announcing today that it is mandating overtime for claims processors in its 56 regional benefits offices.

“VA is dedicated to providing Veterans with the care and benefits they have earned and deserve,” said VA Secretary Eric K. Shinseki







  Category: Office of Veterans Services

New Technology in Place for Electronic Submission of Veterans’ Disability Claims

Office of Veterans Services | Date Posted: Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Capability Marks Major Milestone in VA Transformation to Digital Claims Process




VA Processes Nearly All Disability Claims Pending Over 2 Years, Moves to Complete Those Older Than 1 Year

Office of Veterans Services | Date Posted: Tuesday, June 25, 2013

vThe Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced today that as a result of the initiative launched in April to expedite disability compensation claims decisions for Veterans who have a waited a year or longer, more than 65,000-claims – or 97 percent of all claims over two years old in the inventory – have been eliminated from the backlog.




Flag Day Celebration June 14, 2013

Office of Veterans Services | Date Posted: Wednesday, June 12, 2013

  The Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Millsboro, Delaware will be holding its annual Flag Day ceremony. It will be presented by the Delaware Commission of Veterans of Affairs and hosted by Vietnam Veterans of America at 10:00 a.m. on June 14, 2013. On June 14, 1777, the second continental Congress adopted the flag of […]




Memorial Day Services for May 30th

Newsroom | Office of Veterans Services | Date Posted: Tuesday, May 28, 2013

The Delaware Commission of Veterans Affairs and La Societe 40&8 will host Memorial Day Service on THURSDAY, MAY 30, 2013 beginning at 10:30 A.M. The Service will be conducted at the Memorial Bridge Plaza, Delaware Memorial Bridge, New Castle, Delaware.




VA Mandates Overtime to Increase Production of Compensation Claims Decisions

Office of Veterans Services | Date Posted: Thursday, May 16, 2013

As part of its ongoing effort to accelerate the elimination of the disability compensation claims backlog, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is announcing today that it is mandating overtime for claims processors in its 56 regional benefits offices.

“VA is dedicated to providing Veterans with the care and benefits they have earned and deserve,” said VA Secretary Eric K. Shinseki