A ranking of veterans benefits cases that, once appealed, must be redone.
Regional Office—Total appeals acted on—percent of them remanded
Huntington, W.Va.—1,320—52.5 percent
Boston—1,321_ 51.2 percent
Columbia, S.C.—3,095—50.1 percent
Montgomery, Ala.—4,217—49.9 percent
Houston—2,214—49.7 percent
Wilmington, Del.—182—49.5 percent
Salt Lake City—383—49.3 percent
Baltimore—707—48.8 percent
Atlanta—2,152—48.7 percent
Denver—1,014—48.1 percent
Little Rock, Ark.—2,316—47.8 percent
Pittsburgh—2,420—47.8 percent
Reno, Nev.—863—47.7 percent
Boise, Idaho—482—47.5 percent
New York—1,730—46.7 percent
Newark, N.J.—1,289—46.7 percent
Cleveland—2,610—46.7 percent
Chicago—1,826—46.3 percent
Los Angeles—2,349—46.3 percent
Roanoke, Va.—1,869—46.1 percent
New Orleans—2,421—46.1 percent
St. Petersburg, Fla.—5,762—45.8 percent
Oakland, Calif.—1,576—45.8 percent
Nashville, Tenn.—2,715—45.0 percent
Muskogee, Okla.—1,813—44.2 percent
Togus, Maine—482—44.2 percent
Washington, D.C.—666—44.0 percent
Philadelphia—1,454—43.7 percent
Winston-Salem, N.C.—2,690—42.5 percent
Wichita, Kan.—949—42.4 percent
St. Louis—2,116—42.3 percent
San Diego—740—42.0 percent
White River Junction, Vt.—169—42.0 percent
Jackson, Miss.—1,877—41.9 percent
Buffalo, N.Y.— 1,620—41.9 percent
Seattle—893—41.8 percent
Albuquerque, N.M.—801—41.7 percent
Detroit—2,312—41.7 percent
Hartford, Conn.— 628—41.6 percent
Honolulu—207—41.1 percent
Portland, Ore.—1,315—40.4 percent
Phoenix— 1,594—40.3 percent
Waco, Texas_ 4,112—40.1 percent
Manchester, N.H.—360—40.0 percent
Louisville, Ky.—1,268—39.0 percent
Providence, R.I.—268—38.8 percent
Cheyenne, Wyo.—242—38.4 percent
Indianapolis—1,305—38.2 percent
Fort Harrison, Mont.— 364—37.4 percent
Des Moines, Iowa—418—37.1 percent
Milwaukee, Wis.— 492—37.0 percent
Lincoln, Neb.—1,174—36.0 percent
Anchorage, Alaska—149—32.2 percent
Fargo, N.D.—226—30.1 percent
Sioux Falls, S.D.—246—30.1 percent
St. Paul, Minn.—803—25.0 percent
TOTALS—87,025—44.3 percent
Source: Knight Ridder analysis of VA appeals data for combined fiscal years 2002, 2003 and 2004.
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(c) 2005, Knight Ridder/Tribune Information Services.
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