VA Grants up to One Year of Retroactive Disability Compensation for Original Fully Developed Claims
Office of Veterans Services | Date Posted: Thursday, August 1, 2013
Veterans who file their very first (original) disability compensation claim as an FDC from Aug. 6, 2013 through Aug. 5, 2015 may be authorized up to a year of retroactive benefits if eligibility for compensation is established.
Delaware Proclaimed as a Purple Heart State
Office of Veterans Services | Date Posted: Wednesday, July 3, 2013
The 147th General Assembly passes House Joint Resolution No. 8, proclaiming Delaware as a Purple Heart State.
VA Starts Campaign to Raise PTSD Awareness
Office of Veterans Services | Date Posted: Tuesday, June 25, 2013
In observance of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) awareness month, the Department of Veterans Affairs National Center for PTSD invites the public to participate in its “Take the Step” campaign.
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.
