Jim Fausone, Esq
\nVeteran Disability\u00a0Attorney<\/p>\n
So now, the Inspector General<\/a> reports that VA<\/a> overpays veterans.\u00a0 Really?\u00a0 Most veterans fight for years to get the compensation correct.\u00a0 The IG looked at a\u00a0narrow batch of cases where veterans temporarily receive a 100 percent disability rating while undergoing surgery or debilitating treatments and convalescing.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Claims examiners allegedly failed \u2014in two out of three sampled cases \u2014 to seek a follow-up medical exam to determine if the veteran\u2019s condition has improved and the temporary 100 percent disability rating should be reduced accordingly, inspectors said.\u00a0 The IG claims this 66% error rate has allowed 12,800 vets to be over compensated during a 16 year period.\u00a0 This is focusing on the flea on the tail of the dog.\u00a0 There is a backlog of 900,000 claims.\u00a0 So this report focuses on 1.4% of the VA backlog claims.\u00a0 This is typical government thinking; focus on the small problems, make them seem (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Jim Fausone, Esq Veteran Disability\u00a0Attorney So now, the Inspector General reports that VA overpays veterans.\u00a0 Really?\u00a0 Most veterans fight for years to get the compensation correct.\u00a0 The IG looked at a\u00a0narrow batch of cases where veterans temporarily receive a 100…<\/span><\/p>\n