“Veterans were fed a scary story recently about how it could take them as long as 100 years to appeal benefits decisions from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.”
“The prediction is absurd, but it brings to light an issue VA has long been working to correct. VA recognized the need for appeals reform and in 2016 worked with Congress to create the Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act of 2017 (AMA), which was fully implemented in February…”
“Thankfully AMA, implemented about two months ago, helps veterans escape that cycle of delay and offers them the choice and control they didn’t have before…”
“The law gives veterans three new options for getting to a final decision more quickly…” Read the full article here.
Source: Changes at VA speed services to vets – By Robert Wilkie, May 23, 2019. The Virginian-Pilot.
