The trouble with US veterans benefits isn’t ‘rampant’ fraud – it’s bureaucratic roadblocks, advocates say
Veterans groups say recent Washington Post stories on VA disability payments paint a misleading picture. The paper stands by its reportingIn October, the Washington Post reported that it had uncovered “rampant exaggeration and fraud” in the US Department of Veterans Affairs’ disability...
<p>Veterans groups say recent Washington Post stories on VA disability payments paint a misleading picture. The paper stands by its reporting</p><p></p><p>In October, the Washington Post reported that it had uncovered “rampant exaggeration and fraud” in the US Department of Veterans Affairs’ disability benefits system.</p><p>“Military veterans are swamping the US government with dubious disability claims … exploiting the country’s sacred commitment to compensate those harmed in the line of duty,” the newspaper <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/interactive/2025/veterans-affairs-disability-claims-fraud/">reported</a>.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/04/washington-post-report-veterans-benefits">Continue reading...</a>
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