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Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Drops Annual Eligibility Report Requirement

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The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) recently announced it is making the process easier for Veterans by eliminating the need for them to complete an annual Eligibility Verification Report (EVR).  The VA will implement a new process for confirming eligibility for benefits, and staff that had been responsible for processing the old form will instead focus on eliminating the compensation claims backlog.

That’s good news for the estimated 150,000 veterans who would have had to file Eligibility Verification Reports (EVR’s) in January 2013 in order to continue getting benefits.

Officials say eliminating these annual reports reduces the burden on veterans, their families, and survivors because they will not have to return the routine reports to the VA each year in order to avoid suspension of benefits. It also allows the VA to redirect more than 100 employees that usually process EVRs to work on eliminating the claims backlog.

Beneficiaries have historically been required to complete an EVR each to ensure their pension benefits continued. Under the new initiative, VA employees will work with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Social Security Administration (SSA) to verify continued eligibility for pension benefits.

All beneficiaries currently receiving VA pension benefits will receive a letter from VA explaining these changes and providing instructions on how to continue to submit their unreimbursed medical expenses.

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