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The backlog of veterans waiting for VA benefits is 60% smaller compared with the January 20, 2025 baseline.
Available official data confirm a large reduction in the VA disability and pension claims backlog since Jan. 20, 2025, but they do not clearly support the specific “60%” figure, nor do they allow an independent calculation as of Jan. 15, 2026.
A VA press release on Nov. 18, 2025 states that the backlog fell from 264,717 on Jan. 20, 2025 to 112,353, describing this as a “57% reduction,” not 60%. However, the granular weekly backlog figures needed to verify whether the reduction reached 60% by mid‑January 2026 are only available inside password‑protected or binary Excel "Monday Morning Workload" reports that cannot be reliably parsed here. Because the precise backlog level on or near Jan. 15, 2026 cannot be independently read from primary data with these technical constraints, it is not possible to definitively confirm or refute the exact 60% claim.
The verdict is Unclear because the evidence shows a major backlog reduction of at least roughly the stated magnitude, but technical limitations prevent verifying the exact percentage change since Jan. 20, 2025 as of the statement date.