Analysis Shows Huge Spending Disparities on Veterans Benefits Across Country, and Confusion on Veterans Benefits Access A new investigative report conducted by NPR shows that the US Department of Veterans Affairs has huge variations in veterans benefits spending across the country, and even within … [Read more...]
Number of Vets with Individual Unemployability Triples
December 22, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Rates of Veterans Considered “Unemployable” Triples The Veterans Administration offers an individual disability compensation program called Individual Unemployability. The program uses a scale to determine whether a veteran is eligible to receive both veterans benefits and social security … [Read more...]
Senator Hopes to Extend Veterans Benefits for Post-9/11 Military
December 1, 2014 By
Senator Calls for Extended Medical Veterans Benefits for Post-9/11 Military Although a group of Congressional auditors recently released a report accusing some veterans of “double dipping” into both Social Security and veterans benefits, a Senator is now using his last action in office to call for … [Read more...]
Some Vets Get Both Veterans Benefits and Social Security Disability
November 6, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Congressional Auditors Issue Report Showing “Double Dipping” for Veterans Benefits and Social Security Disability A new report issued by Congressional auditors shows numerous cases of “double dipping” involving veterans who receive both veterans benefits and social security disability money. The … [Read more...]
Veterans Administration Wait Times Going Down
September 5, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Report Shows Veterans Administration Wait Times Better, Fulfilling More Veterans Benefits After months of scandal and investigation into the Veterans Administration, which has been accused of creating secret wait lists and failing to schedule veterans for timely appointments, a new report shows … [Read more...]
VA Employees Told to Falsify Veterans’ Appointments
August 4, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Latest Audit Shows VA Employees Pressured to Falsify Veterans’ Appointment Data As the Senate confirms a new Veterans Affairs Secretary and prepares to vote on $17 billion to reform the government institution fraught with conspiracy and secret waiting lists, a new audit from VA investigators shows … [Read more...]
New Documents Detail VA Mistreatment of Veterans
July 29, 2014 By Leave a Comment
New Documents Reveal Details of VA Delays and Mistreatment of Veterans A newly-released series of documents from the VA’s Office of the Medical Inspector, which were hinted at in a report to the Office of the Special Council in June, detail several findings of numerous abuses and delays, … [Read more...]
VA Patient Wait Time Problems Continue
June 14, 2014 By Leave a Comment
VA Patient Wait Time Problems at SC Veterans Administration Hospitals A nationwide audit of VA patient wait times at VA hospitals reveals continuing patient wait problems at several facilities, including Dorn VA in Columbia, SC. According to the audit, new patients waiting for just a first … [Read more...]
