The Veteran Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act of 2017 became law on August 23, 2017 (Pub L. 115-55). It is also known as the Appeals Modernization Act (AMA). You can read the law in full on Congress.gov.
The AMA serves to design the VA disability appeals process in order to provide veterans, their families, and their survivors with increased choice in handling disagreements with VA’s decisions. Furthermore, it sets forth specific elements that must be addressed in VA’s comprehensive plan, including: implementing the new appeals system; timely processing under the new appeals system; and monitoring the implementation of the new appeals system to include regular progress reporting of AMA metrics and goals.
Click on a Month/Year to access the published reports below. Reports are in Excel. Free viewer software is available to view these reports.
2020 AMA Reports |
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January 2020 | April 2020 | July 2020 | October 2020 |
February 2020 | May 2020 | August 2020 | November 2020 |
March 2020 | June 2020 | September 2020 | December 2020 |
2019 AMA Reports |
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Jun 2019 | September 2019 | December 2019 |
Note: Reports are in Excel. You may download free viewer software to view these reports. If a dialog window appears asking for a decision on linking to feeder worksheets, click "No". All required data is present on the Excel worksheets posted here.
These reports are compiled by VBA's Office of Performance Analysis and Integrity. Email questions or comments to VBAs Office of Performance Analysis & Integrity.
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Last updated December 17, 2020