VA’s disability program is an ‘honor system.’ These veterans are defrauding it.

Post investigation finds VA’s $193 billion disability program has turned into a rich target for fraudsters. Some fake ...

How some veterans exploit $193 billion VA program, due to lax controls

The Department of Veterans Affairs spends billions on dubious and even fraudulent disabilities benefits. Meanwhile, some ...

When are November 2025 VA benefits coming?

VA Disability are usually paid at the end of each month. But as the usual payment date, which would be November 30, falls on a weekend, November payments will be made on December 1, according to ...

Iraq War vet faked being paralyzed to claim $201K in benefits — why the VA honor system is so vulnerable to fraud

A Washington Post exposé on veterans faking disabilities has raised concerns about the Department of Veterans Affairs’ ...

Veterans groups rip Post for investigation into VA disability program

Veterans groups accused The Washington Post of overstating problems with the Department of Veterans Affairs disability compensation system and scapegoating former service members.
Stars and Stripes

VA’s disability calculator produced wrong results, costing some vets thousands of dollars

WASHINGTON — A benefits calculator that the Department of Veterans Affairs used for figuring monthly compensation amounts for disabled veterans had errors that incorrectly lowered payments for certain ...
Military Times

Total of overdue VA disability claims balloons to almost 300,000

The seal on the front of the Department of Veterans Affairs building in Washington, D.C. is shown in June 2013. (Charles Dharapak/AP) The backlog of veterans first-time disability claims in coming ...
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Veteran pushes VA to provide disability payments, health coverage for Gulf War illness

A Gulf War veteran is urging the VA to “act swiftly” to include Gulf War illness as a medical condition with a disability ...