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U.S. Army Maj. Roy Whitley, the Army’s Project Manager for Retroactive Stop Loss Special Pay, acknowledged problems over the program’s first 50 days and said officials are working to reduce the current backlog for the thousands more who are expected to file their claims over the next year.
“We are going to plow through the backlog as quickly as we can,” said Whitley, who spoke with bloggers and online journalists yesterday during an Army bloggers roundtable.
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On Thursday, Dec. 10, at 2:00 p.m. ET, we will interview U.S. Army Maj. Roy Whitley, the Army’s Project Manager for Retroactive Stop Loss Special Pay, to discuss ’stop-loss’ issues.
Soldiers, veterans and bloggers have continued to ask questions and seek updates on the program, ever since the Army’s first roundtable with Whitley on Nov. 19. During this follow-up discussion, Whitley will offer details about the Army’s progress on improving the claims process, as well as clarify any confusion claimants are still having with the special pay process.
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U.S. Army Maj. Roy Whitley, the Army’s project manager for Retroactive Stop Loss Special Pay, provided a status update on the Army’s first month of processing claims for the new benefit.
“We are up and running. We are collecting the e-mails. We are getting the cases,” Whitley said.
Whitley explained the Army’s system for processing the estimated 120,000 eligible claims, and provided clarification on who is eligible for Stop Loss payment and when compensation will begin to take place.
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On Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009, at 1:00 p.m. EST, we will interview U.S. Army Maj. Roy Whitley, the Army’s Project Manager for Retroactive Stop Loss Special Pay, who will provide a status update on the Army’s first month of processing claims for this new benefit. The Department of Defense introduced Retroactive Stop Loss Special Pay last month when it announced that service members, veterans and survivors are eligible to receive $500 for every month they served under Stop Loss between September 11, 2001 and September 30, 2008. Maj. Whitley will explain the Army’s system for processing the estimated 120,000 eligible claims, as well as answer questions about receiving the pay.
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