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Vital Statistics
The Veterans Benefits Administration provides monthly benefits to veterans with injuries or diseases incurred or aggravated while on active duty. Compensation is based on ratings of disability-from 0 percent to 100 percent-derived using military service records, medical exams, and treatment information from health care providers.
| 2.4 million | Veterans receiving benefits |
| 57 | VBA regional offices |
| 595 | Days to rule on denied claims by Board of Veterans Appeals in 2001. |
| VA Secretary Anthony Principi's goals for speeding claims processing by the end of 2003: | |
| 250,000 | Claims in backlog |
| 100 | Days, on average, needed to process each claim |
Source: Veterans Benefits Administration
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