Politics & Government
VA Hiring to Fill San Diego Office Positions
The hires are expected to reduce the backlog of claims.
The California Department of Veterans Affairs announced today that it is hiring a dozen staffers for its San Diego office to help reduce a backlog of claims that have kept some veterans waiting nearly two years.
The new hires were authorized by Gov. Jerry Brown's 2013-14 budget.
Claims representatives will review claims pending for 125 days or longer and work to make them fully developed and ready for VA rating. Once a claim has been adjudicated and a disability rating has been assigned, compensation or pension payments can be properly calculated and sent out to the veteran, according to the VA.
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CalVet Secretary Peter J. Gravett said that by immediately reviewing claims that have been pending the longest and working forward, "we will reduce the waiting time veterans have had to face."
To date, 14 of 36 positions authorized statewide, including a dozen in Los Angeles, have been filled, according to the VA.
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