The Center for Investigative Reporting has launched a new application programming interface for the data we’ve gathered on the Department of Veterans Affairs' benefits claims backlog. We would love to see developers and data analysts explore new ways to visualize and localize the information.

Internal documents reveal that as claims ballooned, the officials with the most responsibility for addressing the backlog received the largest bonuses.

Our data and reporting has been cited by national and local media outlets in broadcast, online and print platforms, including CNN and PBS NewsHour as well as editorials from the New York Times and the Los Angeles Times.

Concerned about broken promises of assistance for the nation’s veterans, the chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs has called for the head of the VA’s benefits administration to resign.