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 Sued for Veterans Benefits for Same Sex Couples
August 25, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Veterans Affairs Faces Lawsuits from Same Sex Couples Who Were Denied Veterans Benefits Although the Social Security Administration announced this past June that same sex couples could not be denied Social Security benefits, even in states that have not passed marriage equality legislation, … [Read more...]
Columbia SC VA Failed Veterans Disability Claims
August 18, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Report Shows Columbia VA Did Poor Job Reviewing Veterans Disability Claims As President Barack Obama signs a bill overhauling veterans benefits and healthcare into law, a new report shows that the Columbia Veterans Affairs regional office has done a poor job of reviewing veterans disability claims … [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...]
VA Struggled with Veterans Benefits, Per Report
July 16, 2014 By Leave a Comment
New Report Shows that Veterans Affairs Struggled to Pay Veterans Benefits The Veterans Administration and VA hospitals all over the country have been mired in controversy for months because of fake waiting lists and long wait times for treatments that, in many cases, led to the deaths of veterans. … [Read more...]
Veterans Affairs Accused of Downplaying Whistleblowers
June 26, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Investigator Claims Veterans Affairs Has Been Downplaying Whistleblowers for Years According to a lead federal investigator, Veterans Affairs has been ignoring and downplaying whistleblower warnings about problematic patient treatment for years. In a letter to President Barack Obama on Monday, … [Read more...]
Veterans Affairs Chief Shinseki Resigns
June 3, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Amid Secret Waitlist Fury, Shinseki Resigns as Veterans Affairs Chief On Friday, May 30th, Eric Shinseki officially resigned as Veterans Affairs Chief. Shinseki had a face-to-face meeting with President Barack Obama after weeks of bipartisan fury over reported “secret waitlists” and deaths of … [Read more...]
