5 Steps to a VA Disability Claim Timeline

FOR THE VETERAN OF THE VETERAN SHARE OF THE DAY

Why does a VA Disability claim timeline matter? Well, it is a pretty well-known fact that claims can take forever to get approved. Sometimes there can be months of waiting for a returned claim, only to find that it is either partially or entirely denied!

This is extremely frustrating!

Recently, changes have occurred at the VA in order to speed things up. In 2018 President Trump signed into law the $55 billion VA Mission Act went into effect on January 6th, 2019. Another major change is the Veteran Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act of 2017, which also went into effect in early 2019.

With these reforms, improvement has come, although the giant of the VA is still not fast. A claims process that once took an average of 111 days now takes 82.4. That’s a month better over the past year!

But still, there’s a long way to go for frustrated veterans.

Therefore, while changes are coming to the VA, they are slow and still frustrating. So to better understand what to expect once you take the time to file a claim, we have put together a detailed timeline from your claim decision process