DoD vows to cut concurrent receipt backlog

[unhappycamper]

DoD vows to cut concurrent receipt backlog
By William H. McMichael - Staff writer
Posted : Thursday Feb 14, 2008 11:58:24 EST

The Pentagon’s senior budget official has ordered the director of the Defense Finance and Accounting Service to clear up a major backlog of claims for two disability compensation programs aimed at military retirees.

More than 39,000 claims are pending under the Concurrent Retirement and Disability Payments and Combat-Related Special Compensation programs, and retirees have criticized the delays in processing those claims virtually since the programs were created several years ago.

Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., raised concerns about the backlog to Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England at a hearing Tuesday on the Pentagon’s 2009 budget request.

“Tens of thousands of brave men and women ... have waited more than a year and a half for the Defense Finance and Accounting Service to approve the benefits that they earned fighting for our country,” Wyden said. “I know of one veteran in my state who died waiting for his claim to be processed.

“Thousands of new claims are coming in,” he said. “So can you point out specifically to me and to the committee how, under your budget, you’re going to turn this around and get at this huge backlog of claims?”


Rest of article at: http://www.armytimes.com/news/2008/02/military_concurrentreceipt_080214w/

[annabanana]

1. The Pentagon being the one American institution that is awash in funds..

this seems only right & just.