If you thought the VA was a cheap date when it comes to acknowledging claims, consider the fraud they deal with constantly.<\/p>\n
In a recent article, we talked about veterans being denied medical claims possibly because of VA budget concerns. That might make some sense when one considers that over $100 million has been ripped off from you \u2013 the taxpayers \u2013 since 2003 by contractors who masquerade as disabled vets. That\u2019s a whole lot of money that could have been used to settle vets\u2019 medical claims.<\/p>\n
The story goes that the Veterans Benefits Act (2003) was designed to offer sole-source government contracts to disabled vets who owned businesses. Someone blew the whistle on this rip-off and there was a huge investigation which did precisely zero. The rip-offs still continue today. Widespread fraud every year and for some reason, the government lets it happen. Would they have a reasonable, rational explanation for that? (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" If you thought the VA was a cheap date when it comes to acknowledging claims, consider the fraud they deal with constantly. In a recent article, we talked about veterans being denied medical claims possibly because of VA budget concerns.…<\/span><\/p>\n