Sec. 627. Quarterly reports on progress of Department of Veterans Affairs in eliminating backlog of claims for compensation that have not been adjudicated
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Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and not less frequently than quarterly thereafter through calendar year 2015, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on the backlog of claims filed with the Department of Veterans Affairs for compensation that have not been adjudicated by the Department. Each report submitted under subsection
(a)shall include the following: For each month through calendar year 2015, a projection of the following: The number of claims completed. The number of claims received. The number of claims on backlog at the end of the month. The number of claims pending at the end of the month. The number of appeals pending at the end of the month. A description of the status of the implementation of initiatives carried out by the Secretary to address the backlog, including the expected impact of those initiatives on accuracy and timeliness of adjudication of claims. For each quarter through calendar year 2015, a projection of the average accuracy of disability determinations for compensation claims that require a disability rating (or disability decision). For each month during the most recently completed quarter, the following: The number of claims completed. The number of claims received. The number of claims on backlog at the end of the month. The number of claims pending at the end of the month. The number of appeals pending at the end of the month. A description of the status of the implementation of initiatives carried out by the Secretary to address the backlog, including the impact of those initiatives on accuracy and timeliness of adjudication of claims. An assessment of the accuracy of disability determinations for compensation claims that require a disability rating (or disability decision). For the most recently completed quarter— the number of cases physically received at the Board of Veterans’ Appeals and docketed; the number of cases pending at the Board of Veterans’ Appeals at the end of the quarter; the number of cases physically at the Board of Veterans’ Appeals at the end of the quarter; the number of notices of disagreement and appeals filed to the agency of original jurisdiction referred to in section 7105(b)(1) of title 38, United States Code; and the number of decisions made by the Board of Veterans’ Appeals and the percentage of such decisions that were allowed, remanded, denied, or otherwise disposed of. The Secretary shall make each report submitted under subsection
(a)available to the public. In this section, the terms on backlog and pending , with respect to a claim for compensation received by the Secretary, shall have the meaning specified by the Secretary for purposes of this section.