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Caseload by Program
WORKLOAD
The department workload has increased 23% over the previous year. This represents an increase of 86% over
the workload five years ago. Workload is defined as completed applications for monetary benefits, medical/
mental health services, educational assistance, vocational rehabilitation and the like.
VSR Caseload: The number of open client files has decreased during the past year due to a concerted effort
to identify files that could be closed due to completed processing or inactivity. In addition, the department
worked diligently with the USDVA to identify and resolve old cases. The VSR caseload, while still 17% high-
er than it was five years ago, has decreased from the previous year by 34 percent. On average, each VSR has
544 open cases.
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