I believe complexities should be measured not just by the number of conditions but rather by the complexity of evaluating and paying for the...
the VA share a common goal and that is ensuring that our veterans receive the best benefits in a timely fashion.
Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for holding a hearing on this very important topic.
I also want to thank the witnesses for their attendance this morning.
I ask you to relay this message to the workforce - keep up the good work.
Well, thank you, Mr. Chairman, and thank you for holding this important hearing.
We hope that the VA can maintain this momentum and we are optimistic.
Our numbers indeed show that the VA is on track to reach the secretary's goal by 2015.
It is important that the VA look within the current system across all 56 VA regional offices to determine what are best practices for assign...
I believe that the VBA can work with VBMS to broker work from one station to another to ensure that the best employees are working on the mo...
We hope that the VA can maintain their momentum and end the decades old backlog.
Specifically, my bill, the Pay As You Rate Act, would require the VA to pay veterans as each of their individual medical conditions is compl...
I would like to applaud the VA for reducing the benefits backlog by 34 percent since March 2013.
It is important that we are working towards solutions that will improve the processes of providing veterans the benefits they have earned.
Earlier this year our subcommittee worked on a package of bills that are forward looking and would help the VA provide better services to ve...
You could create a law that essentially orders the secretary to establish a complete set of repercussions and an oversight agency...
I wonder if that is really effective. Is that not oversimplifying?
And will there be safeguards in place so that you do not just pay a veteran off for a few things and think he will go away, as opposed to re...
