Published Sep 8, 2026, 10:15 AM EDT
VA OIG found that veterans were improperly paid about $16.9M, with at least $964,000 in improper payments continuing monthly.
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Published Sep 8, 2026, 10:15 AM EDT
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) made errors in about one-third of the cases it reviewed involving reductions to veterans' disability compensation, according to a report from the agency's watchdog. The VA Office of Inspector General recently found that claims processors made one or more errors in roughly 34% of proposed and final decisions to reduce veterans' service-connected disability compensation during the 2024 calendar year. In some instances, benefits were slashed without giving veterans the advance notice the law requires. Federal law is supposed to guard against exactly that kind of mistake. Under a regulation known as 38 CFR 3.103, the VA cannot terminate, reduce or otherwise adversely affect a veteran's disability compensation unless it first notifies the veteran. It’s a due process protection intended to give veterans a chance to respond before their benefits change. There are claims that processors did not always follow it, per the OIG.
