Department of Veterans Affairs OIG

Administration (VBA) staff accurately decided veterans’ claims involving service-connected Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), commonly referred to as Lou Gehrig’s disease. Initial OIG data testing for this review identified ALS cases as high-risk for improper payments. The OIG found that VBA’s...

This work product summarizes an OIG review of allegations of VA waste, fraud, abuse, or mismanagement. The results of the OIG’s oversight efforts are typically published in a formal report. However, the OIG has issued alternative work products, such as this one, in lieu of a full report in certain...

The VA OIG did not find that the Northern California Health Care System Director violated VA policy regarding the use of government vehicles. The Director was unaware employees drove these vehicles between work and home. The OIG found that Dr. Dawn Erckenbrack (GS-15), the Associate Director of the...

The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) audited the Veterans Health Administration’s (VHA’s) Emergency Cache Program to determine whether it is maintained in a mission-ready status. VA established the program in 2002 following the 9/11 attacks to ensure drugs and medical supplies are available...

The OIG conducted a healthcare inspection in response to allegations regarding Sterile Processing Services (SPS) at the New Mexico VA Health Care System. The OIG team did not substantiate tampering with equipment was occurring or that sterile sets were incorrectly stored or damaged. Thirty-eight of...

The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted a focused evaluation of the quality of care at the Louis A. Johnson VA Medical Center (Facility). The review covered key clinical and administrative processes associated with promoting quality care—Leadership and Organizational Risks; Quality...

The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted a focused evaluation of the quality of care delivered at the VA Boston Healthcare System (Facility). The review covered key clinical and administrative processes associated with promoting quality care—Leadership and Organizational Risks; Quality...

The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted a focused evaluation of the quality of care delivered at the Charles George VA Medical Center (Facility). The review covered key clinical and administrative processes associated with promoting quality care—Leadership and Organizational Risks...

The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted this audit to determine VA’s compliance with the West Los Angeles Leasing Act of 2016 (Act). This Act requires that all real property leases and land sharing agreements involving the West Los Angeles (WLA) campus—part of the VA Greater Los Angeles...

The VA Office of the Inspector General (OIG) reviewed VA’s Fiduciary Program to determine whether Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) staff finalized proposed incompetency determinations timely. The OIG found VBA delays in completing final competency determinations completed from March 1 through...