Ohio Senate urges federal action to speed veterans disability claims processing

May 14, 2025

The Ohio Senate adopted a resolution calling on the president, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and Congress to reduce processing times for veterans disability benefit claims, citing multi-month averages and a backlog of roughly 202,000 claims; an amendment discouraging mass staff reductions at the VA was proposed and tabled.

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The Ohio Senate on May 13 adopted Senate Resolution 22 urging the president, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and Congress to take prompt action to reduce the processing time for veterans disability benefit claims.

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