M21-4 · Section 1.2

Performance Areas to be Measured

M21-4 section 1.2. Official source text with a separately reviewed Claim Raven explanation when available.

Claim Raven wrote the explanation that follows. The original VA text appears below it, unchanged.

What this means

m21-4:1.2 explains performance areas to be measured. In plain terms, the official guidance says the performance areas in which the Veteran Service Center (VSC)/Pension Management Center (PMC) will be measured encompass It also addresses claims processing accuracy

How this may help with a claim

Use m21-4:1.2 when organizing evidence or checking VA's handling of performance areas to be measured. Compare your application, supporting records, and notice with this source-specific point: The performance areas in which the Veteran Service Center (VSC)/Pension Management Center (PMC) will be measured encompass claims processing accuracy Save proof of submission and identify the exact condition, exception, or missing development step before requesting correction or choosing a review option.

What to review in your file

  • Check the file against this official condition: The performance areas in which the Veteran Service Center (VSC)/Pension Management Center (PMC) will be measured encompass
  • Confirm that the record or notice addresses this source point: claims processing accuracy
  • Document how this stated step or exception applies: inventory control

Important limits

m21-4:1.2 explains VA guidance for performance areas to be measured; it does not guarantee an award or replace the statutes, regulations, binding decisions, and review instructions that control an individual claim. Conditions and exceptions still matter, including this source point: The performance areas in which the Veteran Service Center (VSC)/Pension Management Center (PMC) will be measured encompass inventory control

Search terms when useful

Phrases that may help when searching your claim file or this library.

  • Performance Areas to be Measured
  • m21-4:1.2
  • Performance Areas Measured
  • Application Scope
  • 1.2.a. Performance Areas Measured
  • performance areas which Veteran
  • staffing allocation alignment
  • claims processing accuracy

Original VA guidance

The official VA text of this section

2. Application and Scope

Change Date

January 20, 2017

1.2.a. Performance Areas to be Measured

The performance areas in which the Veteran Service Center (VSC)/Pension Management Center (PMC) will be measured encompass

  • staffing allocation and alignment
  • claims processing accuracy
  • claims processing rework
  • claims processing timeliness
  • inventory control
  • management analyses and evaluations of local operations, and
  • customer service.