HelpAmerica Inc. assists veterans with filing VA compensation and pension claims and appeals. Call 855-856-VETS (8387) for a free information package and initial consultation. Our outreach services provide administrative assistance in alleviating the claims backlog. According to testimony by Chairman Bernie Sanders and assurances by Thomas Murphy, the VA’s director of compensation services, “The backlog is shrinking and on track to meet VA Secretary Eric Shinseki’s goal of processing all claims within 125 days with 98% accuracy by the end of 2015.