June 4, 2013

Congressman Mark Amodei (NV-2) offered an amendment to the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs Appropriations bill for FY 2014, which would shift $44 million for mandatory overtime to the VA Regional Offices (VAROs) with the worst disability claims backlogs -- greater than 365 days. Of the 15 VAROs on the list, Reno's backlog, with an average claims process of 504 days, is behind only that of Los Angeles (576 days).