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<abstract>The Chairman and Ranking Minority Member, Senate Committee on
Veterans&apos; Affairs, asked GAO to assist the committee in its	 
oversight of the Veterans Benefits Administration&apos;s (VBA)	 
disability compensation and pension programs. This report	 
examines (1) VBA&apos;s determination and justification of claims	 
processing staffing levels, and the role of productivity in such 
determinations, and (2) VBA&apos;s projections of future claims	 
workload and complexity.</abstract>
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