VETERANS' DISABILITY BENEFITS: Improvements Could Further Enhance Quality Assurance Efforts
Abstract
The Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA)within the Department of Veterans Affairsmeasures and reports the accuracy of its disability compensation claim decisions in two ways: (1) by claim and (2) by disabling condition, though its approach has limitations. When calculating accuracy rates for either measure through its Systematic Technical Accuracy Review (STAR), VBA does not always follow generally accepted statistical practices, resulting in imprecise performance information. For example, VBA does not adjust its accuracy estimates to reflect that it samples the same number of claims for review from each regional office despite their varying workloadsand thus produces imprecise estimates of national and regional accuracy.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 01, 2014
- Accession Number
- AD1173583
Entities
People
- Daniel Bertoni
Organizations
- United States Government Accountability Office