The image is a bar chart.
For the fiscal years 2008-09 to 2012-13, it shows the following:
Average Processing Time
Appeals Filed
Appeals Finalized
Appeals Pending
The Cost per Claim is shown for the first three fiscal years.
The following are the numbers by fiscal year (Note: The numbers of appeals have been rounded off to the nearest hundred):
For the fiscal year 2008-09 the cost per appeal is $2,800 and the average processing time is 11.1 months. 7,500 appeals were filed, 6,400 appeals were finalized and 10,500 appeals were pending.
For the fiscal year 2009-10 the cost per appeal is $2,700 - $3,000 and the average processing time is 11.5 months. 7,400 appeals were filed, 6,200 appeals were finalized and 11,700 appeals are forecasted pending.
For the fiscal year 2010-11 the cost per appeal is $3,100 and the average processing time is 12.0 months. 7,400 appeals were filed, 6,500 appeals were finalized and 12,800 appeals are planned pending.
For the fiscal year 2011-12 the average processing time is 12.5 months. 7,000 appeals were filed, 6,500 appeals were finalized and 13,300 appeals are planned pending.
For the fiscal year 2012-13 the average processing time is 13.0 months. 7,000 appeals were filed, 6,500 appeals were finalized and 13,800 appeals.