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Secretary Seeks
Fast Track to Process Claims Focus
on 200,000 Veterans Expected to File Claims under New Agent Orange Presumptives over Next Two Years WASHINGTON (March 9, 2010) – The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced today an aggressive new initiative
to solicit private-sector input on a proposed “fast track” Veterans’ claims process for service-connected
presumptive illnesses due to Agent Orange exposure during the Vietnam War. “This will
be a new way of doing business and a major step forward in how we process the presumptive claims we expect to receive over
the next two years,” Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki said. “With the latest, fastest,
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and most reliable technology, VA hopes to migrate the manual processing of these claims to an automated process that
meets the needs of today’s Veterans in a more timely manner.”
Over
the next two years, about 200,000 Veterans are expected to file disability compensation claims under an historic expansion
of three new presumptive illnesses announced last year by Secretary Shinseki. They affect Veterans who have Parkinson’s
disease, ischemic heart disease and B-cell leukemias. In practical terms, Veterans who served in Vietnam
during the war and who have one of the illnesses covered by the "presumption of service connection" don’t
have to prove an
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association
between their medical problems and military service. This “presumption” makes it easier for Vietnam Veterans
to access disability compensation benefits. Vietnam Veterans are encouraged to submit their claims as soon as possible to
begin the important process of compensation. Along with the publication of proposed regulations
for the three new presumptives this spring, VA intends to publish a formal request in Federal Business Opportunities
for private-sector corporations to propose automated solutions for the parts of the claims process that take the longest amount
of time. VA believes these can be collected in a more streamlined and accurate way.
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