Department of Veterans Affairs

As a streamlined way to reduce interest rates on VA-guaranteed mortgages, interest rate reduction refinance loans (IRRRLs) are popular with veterans, especially when interest rates are low. In fiscal year (FY) 2020, VA reported a 598 percent increase in the number of these loans from the previous...

The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) assessed an allegation and reviewed processes related to admission and treatment of patients who needed services that were unavailable at the Fayetteville VA Coastal Health Care System (facility).The OIG did not substantiate that the chief of medicine forced...

The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted this inspection to assess the VA Milwaukee Healthcare System’s oversight and stewardship of funds and to identify potential cost efficiencies. The review assessed the following financial activities and administrative processes to determine whether...

While assessing an anonymous allegation of wrongdoing involving two fiduciaries, the VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) discovered inconsistencies in the disability benefits questionnaires the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) uses to elicit medical professionals’ assessments of veterans’...

A large population of veterans could be eligible for compensation for Gulf War illness, which refers to a group of unexplained or ill defined chronic symptoms found in veterans deployed to the Persian Gulf during Operations Desert Storm and Desert Shield. The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG)...

This Office of Inspector General (OIG) Comprehensive Healthcare Inspection Program report describes the results of a focused evaluation of the inpatient and outpatient care provided at the VA Sierra Nevada Health Care System, which includes the Ioannis A. Lougaris VA Medical Center and multiple...

VHA’s Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) program helps veterans and their families who are experiencing homelessness and those at imminent risk of homelessness by providing outreach, case management services, assistance obtaining other public benefits, and temporary financial assistance...

The Appeals Modernization Act (AMA) of 2017 charged VA with establishing a new process for more quickly and transparently reviewing benefit claims decisions with which veterans disagree.VA implemented the AMA in 2019, and though it largely focuses on Veterans Benefits Administration benefits...

This Office of Inspector General Comprehensive Healthcare Inspection Program report describes the results of a focused evaluation of the inpatient and outpatient care provided at the Erie VA Medical Center and associated outpatient clinics in Ohio and Pennsylvania. This evaluation focused on five...

The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted this audit to determine whether the Veterans Benefits Administration’s Veteran Readiness and Employment Service (VR&E) properly approved and monitored participants’ use of Chapter 31–only programs, which assist veterans who have service-connected...