United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2003-09-30 monographic deposited born digital 19 p. GA 1.13:GAO-03-1045 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-1045 P0b002ee180385a6d f:d031045 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-23 GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-1045 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-1045 GAO-03-1045 Pension claims Standards evaluation Veterans pensions Veterans benefits Decision making Claims processing Compensation claims Accountability Performance measures VA Systematic Technical Accuracy Review System Other Written Product A08610 The Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) has a large inventory of claims for benefits under its compensation and pension programs. The Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs has pledged to substantially reduce this inventory in order to improve timeliness. In response, VBA emphasized producing more claims decisions per year. GAO was asked to ascertain how accuracy has changed since VBA increased its emphasis on production and to report on the agency's efforts to ensure the accuracy of its decisions. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-1045/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-1045.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-1045/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-1045.pdf GAO-03-1045 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-1045 Other Written Product GAO-03-1045; Veterans' Benefits: Improvements Needed in the Reporting and Use of Data on the Accuracy of Disability Claims Decisions; Pension claims Standards evaluation Veterans pensions Veterans benefits Decision making Claims processing Compensation claims Accountability Performance measures VA Systematic Technical Accuracy Review System