Niece Of Veteran Pleads Guilty To Stealing Va Benefits Intended For Her Uncle
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Department of Veterans Affairs
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What to Report to the OIG Hotline
The Hotline accepts tips or complaints that, on a select basis, result in reviews of: • VA-related criminal activity • Systemic patient safety issues • Gross mismanagement or waste of VA resources • Misconduct by senior VA officials The VA OIG investigates substantial allegations of whistleblower reprisal against employees of VA contractors, grantees, subgrantees, and personal services subcontractors. The VA OIG reports substantiated allegations of reprisal to the employer and VA for corrective action.
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The Hotline does not accept complaints that are unrelated to programs and operations of the Department of Veterans Affairs nor that are addressed in another legal or administrative forum: TYPE OF COMPLAINT WHO SHOULD YOU CONTACT Claim for VA disability and pension benefits, and ratings, appeals, or home loan issues Veterans Benefits Administration (1-800-827-1000) Claim for VA education benefits Veterans Benefits Administration (1-888-442-4551) Patient health care dispute Patient Advocate at your local VA medical facility Tort claim or other legal issue/case/claim Local VA Regional Counsel office (202-461-4900) VA billing issues - Compliance and Business Integrity 1-866-842-4357 Litigation matters Private counsel; applicable court Employee grievances, unfair labor practices, union matters Local union representative, Federal Labor Relations Authority VA employee whistleblower retaliation issues U.S. Office of Special Counsel (1-800-872-9855) Other VA employee whistleblower issues and concerns about VA employee VA Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection performance and accountability (855-429-6669) or (202-461-4119) Whistleblower disclosures not related to the VA U.S. Office of Special Counsel (1-800-872-9855) Discrimination and EEO complaints for VA employees, former VA employees, VA Office of Resolution Management (1-888-566-3982) and applicants for VA positions Discrimination and complaints related to the Uniformed Services Employment U.S. Department of Labor's Veterans' Employment and Training Service and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) and the U.S. Office of Special Counsel Personnel actions/adverse action appeals/MSPB matters U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board Disagreement with law or other political dispute Your elected legislative official
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Comprehensive Healthcare Inspection of Veterans Integrated Service Network 10: VA Healthcare System Serving Ohio, Indiana and Michigan in Cincinnati
2021
20-01265-172
Review
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs
This Office of Inspector General (OIG) Comprehensive Healthcare Inspection Program report provides a focused evaluation of the leadership performance and oversight by Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 10: VA Healthcare System Serving Ohio, Indiana and Michigan in Cincinnati, covering...
Failure of a Primary Care Provider to Complete Electronic Health Record Documentation and Inadequate Oversight at the Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center in Augusta, Georgia
2021
20-00354-178
Inspection / Evaluation
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs
The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted a healthcare inspection to evaluate a primary care provider’s completion of electronic health record (EHR) documentation within the facility’s required time frame and accumulation of over 4,000 view alerts (EHR notifications) that may have resulted...
VHA Made Inaccurate Payments to Part-Time Physicians on Adjustable Work Schedules
2021
20-01646-139
Audit
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs
The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) examined whether Veterans Health Administration (VHA) medical facilities managed time and attendance for part-time physicians on adjustable work schedules to ensure salary payments were accurate.Part-time physicians on adjustable work schedules sign...
Traumatic Brain Injury Services and Leaders’ Oversight at the Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System in New Orleans
2021
21-00669-176
Inspection / Evaluation
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs
The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted an inspection at the request of Chairman Mark Takano, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, to assess allegations that facility staff failed to adequately evaluate and treat Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) for patients who served in Operation Enduring...
Inadequate Oversight of Contractors’ Personal Identity Verification Cards Puts Veterans’ Sensitive Information and Facility Security at Risk
2021
20-00345-77
Review
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs
The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted this review to determine whether Veterans Health Administration (VHA) contracting officers complied with mandates to ensure contractors account for and return their personnel’s personal identity verification (PIV) cards as required, such as at the...
Physician admits to assault charges
Article Type
Investigative Press Release
Publish Date
Georgia Man Sentenced For Stealing Medical Treatment Using Veteran’s Identity
Article Type
Investigative Press Release
Publish Date
Veterans Cemetery Grants Program Did Not Always Award Grants to Cemeteries Correctly and Hold States to Standards
2021
20-00176-125
Audit
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs
Through the Veterans Cemetery Grants Program, the National Cemetery Administration (NCA) offers grants to states, US territories, and tribes to help provide final resting places for eligible veterans and family members where VA’s national cemeteries cannot meet burial needs. Grants may be used to...
Deficiencies in Emergency Preparedness for Veterans Health Administration Telemental Health Care at VA Clinic Locations Prior to the Pandemic
2021
19-09808-171
Inspection / Evaluation
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs
The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted a review of 58 Veterans Health Administration (VHA) outpatient clinics’ emergency preparedness for the delivery of telemental health care as of November 1, 2019. The review focused on clinic-specific emergency procedures, emergency procedure roles...