VA Secretary Shinseki Touts 34% Drop in Disability Claims
On Thursday, Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki said the agency has reduced its backlog of outstanding disability claims to 401,000, a 34% reduction from 611,000 claims last spring. Shinseki said he is confident that he can reach a goal of eliminating the backlog by the end of 2015.
- "VA Secretary Touts Recent Progress To Reduce Veteran Waiting Times" (Adams, McClatchy/Miami Herald, 11/7).