US EditionVA shifts survivors assistance office in effort to speed up benefits
- VA Secretary Doug Collins announced on May 5, 2025, that the Office of Survivors Assistance will move to report directly to the VA secretary to speed up benefits processing.
- This change comes after the 2008 creation of the office, which was designed to centralize support for survivors of veterans within one entity to streamline the claims process.
- The VA will create a new 'white-glove' survivor outreach team in Philadelphia to assist survivors through Dependency and Indemnity Compensation claims, starting later this month.
- Collins said the reforms target cutting bureaucracy to provide survivors with services and compassion more quickly, while House Veterans' Affairs Chairman Mike Bost praised the effort as needed progress.
- While Republicans generally back the reforms, some Democrats worry that cutting personnel could result in slower assistance and hinder timely support for survivors.
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