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Website
https://www.vaoig.gov/
Abbreviation
VA
Agencies
Department of Veterans Affairs
Federal Agency
Yes
Location

United States

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.

What Not to Report to the OIG Hotline

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

Hotline Page
https://www.vaoig.gov/hotline/online-forms
Whistleblower Protection Page
https://www.vaoig.gov/hotline/whistleblower-protection-program

Comprehensive Healthcare Inspection Summary Report for Fiscal Year 2019

2021
20-01994-18
Review
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs

This Comprehensive Healthcare Inspection Program report provides a focused evaluation of the quality of care delivered by Veterans Health Administration facilities. The report covers key processes that are associated with promoting quality care, and focuses on Leadership and Organizational Risks...

Management and Oversight of the Electronic Wait List for Healthcare Services

2021
19-09161-02
Audit
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs

The OIG received allegations that the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) reported inaccurate data on the VA public website about the electronic wait list for patient appointments. The allegations, made by a VHA employee, stated that the data did not include wait list entries older than two years...

For-Profit Trade School Owner Charged With Defrauding VA, Student Veterans

For-Profit Trade School Owner Charged With Defrauding VA, Student Veterans
Article Type
Investigative Press Release
Publish Date

For-Profit Trade School Owner Charged With Defrauding VA, Student Veterans The owner of a for-profit trade school has been charged with defrauding the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and student veterans, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Erin Nealy Cox. Jonathan Dean,,,

Former Cleveland VA Medical Center supervisor charged with theft of government property and fraud

Former Cleveland VA Medical Center supervisor charged with theft of government property and fraud
Article Type
Investigative Press Release
Publish Date

Former Cleveland VA Medical Center supervisor charged with theft of government property and fraud U.S. Attorney Justin Herdman announced today that a grand jury sitting in Cleveland has returned a 28-count indictment charging William H. Precht, age 53, of Kent, Ohio, with theft of government,,,

Deficiencies in Ambulatory Care Center and Emergency Department Processes at the VA Loma Linda Healthcare System in California

2021
19-08411-12
Inspection / Evaluation
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs

The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted a healthcare inspection to review an allegation that a patient died in the Emergency Department waiting room at the VA Loma Linda Healthcare System.The OIG did not substantiate the allegation. The facility policy did not require the first look nurse...

Enhanced Strategy Needed to Reduce Disability Exam Inventory Due to the Pandemic and Errors Related to Canceled Exams

2021
20-02826-07
Review
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs
Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected how the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) provides disability benefits to veterans. On April 3, 2020, VBA discontinued all in-person disability exams that help determine the severity of medical conditions and the amount of benefits paid. The OIG conducted this...

Comprehensive Healthcare Inspection of the Atlanta VA Health Care System in Decatur, Georgia

2021
20-00129-09
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 quality of care delivered in the inpatient and outpatient settings of the Atlanta VA Health Care System and multiple outpatient clinics in Georgia. The inspection covers key...

Deficiencies in the Veterans Crisis Line Response to a Veteran Caller Who Died

2021
19-08542-11
Inspection / Evaluation
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs

The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted a healthcare inspection to evaluate an allegation regarding Veterans Crisis Line (VCL) staff’s management of a veteran caller who died the same day as contacting the VCL.The OIG substantiated that VCL staff did not initiate an emergency dispatch for...

Comprehensive Healthcare Inspection of the Carl Vinson VA Medical Center in Dublin, Georgia

2021
20-00130-06
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 quality of care delivered in the inpatient and outpatient settings of the Carl Vinson VA Medical Center and multiple outpatient clinics in Georgia. The inspection covers key...

Physician indicted on assault charges

Physician indicted on assault charges
Article Type
Investigative Press Release
Publish Date

Physician indicted on assault charges CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Dr. Kenneth C. Ramdat, a physician employed at the Louis A. Johnson VA Hospital in Clarksburg, West Virginia, is facing federal criminal charges, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced. Ramdat, 65, of Silver Springs, Maryland, was,,,

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