Remember the article about veterans suing for faster disability rulings in VA cases? Sadly, the lawsuit was denied.

U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton in Washington, D.C., has ruled that the court does not have the authority to require the Department of Veterans Affairs to accelerate efforts to process disability claims.

Federal Judge Rejects Request By Veterans Groups To Require VA To Process Disability Claims Within 90 Days.

The lawsuit, filed by the Vietnam Veterans of America and Veterans of Modern Warfare in U.S. District Court in Washington, seeks to force the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide an initial ruling on every veterans claim for disability benefits within 90 days and to resolve appeals within 180 days.

The veterans’ groups also are seeking interim benefits for veterans whose claim rulings take longer than those time periods.

Don’t you wish someone would do this with the Social Security Administration?  

In case you missed my earlier post the average wait time in a Social Security case is 532 days!

Veterans groups sue for faster disability rulings – CNN.com.