Department of Veterans Affairs

This Office of Inspector General (OIG) Healthcare Facility Inspection program report describes the results of a focused evaluation of the care provided at the Hershel “Woody” Williams VA Medical Center in Huntington, West Virginia. This evaluation focused on five key content domains: • Culture •...

This Office of Inspector General (OIG) Healthcare Facility Inspection program report describes the results of a focused evaluation of the care provided at the VA Atlanta Healthcare System in Decatur, Georgia. This evaluation focused on five key content domains: • Culture • Environment of care •...

To address occupational shortages and support hiring efforts, VA leverages federal regulations that allow agencies to offer recruitment, relocation, and retention incentives to encourage candidates to accept positions that are difficult to fill or to keep high-quality staff. The OIG conducted this...

This Office of Inspector General (OIG) Healthcare Facility Inspection program report describes the results of a focused evaluation of the care provided at the VA St. Louis Healthcare System in Missouri. This evaluation focused on five key content domains: • Culture • Environment of care • Patient...

This Office of Inspector General (OIG) Healthcare Facility Inspection program report describes the results of a focused evaluation of the care provided at the VA Portland Health Care System in Oregon. This evaluation focused on five key content domains: • Culture • Environment of care • Patient...

This Office of Inspector General (OIG) Healthcare Facility Inspection program report describes the results of a focused evaluation of the care provided at the VA Puget Sound Health Care System in Seattle, Washington. This evaluation focused on five key content domains: • Culture • Environment of...

VBA provides tax-free monthly compensation payments to veterans for disabilities incurred or aggravated during active military service. Additionally, VBA awards special monthly compensation (SMC) for certain severe disabilities or combinations of disabilities. SMC is a difficult topic for claims...

This Office of Inspector General (OIG) Healthcare Facility Inspection program report describes the results of a focused evaluation of the care provided at the VA Oklahoma City Healthcare System in Oklahoma. This evaluation focused on five key content domains: • Culture • Environment of care •...

The Fiduciary Program within the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) was established to protect beneficiaries who are unable to manage their VA benefits by appointing and overseeing fiduciaries—individuals or legal entities charged with stewarding the funds on behalf of beneficiaries for their...

Congress enacted the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA) of 2016 to improve opioid therapy and pain management for veterans. Within CARA, the Jason Simcakoski Memorial and Promise Act (Jason’s Law) requires each Veterans Health Administration (VHA) medical facility to have a pain...