Veterans Admininstration Archives

MITCHELL: Veterans Affairs Hails Historic Caseload Processing Achievement

August 18, 2025 Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell

(Associated News Service) President Donald Trump’s Department of Veterans Affairs processed more disability benefits compensation and pension ratings claims in a single year than ever before, The Daily Signal has learned. “Under President Trump, VA is making major improvements to better serve veterans, and this announcement underscores that fact,” Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins said … Read more

Whistleblower: No Money to Hire Help, But VA Leadership is Still Partying in Chicago Next Week.

March 18, 2024March 18, 2024 Steve MacDonald

Our latest VA Whistleblower continues to deliver on an aspect of the VA that is under-reported. In the previous installment, we published evidence of poor management and the mishandling of taxpayer dollars regarding priorities. Party first, Veterans later, if you like. This time, we’re taking it national.

Manchester VA Whistleblower Part 2: Federal Oversight of Manchester VA

December 2, 2024February 26, 2024 Ron Fawkes

“Report Wrongdoing.”

This is the message encouraging employees at the Manchester Veteran’s Affairs (VA) Medical Center to report violations of federal law, regulation, or policy. Several agencies are tasked with oversight of VA programs and investigation of complaints, including fraud, waste, abuse, and gross mismanagement.

Whistleblower: The Manchester VA is A Microcosm of Everything Wrong With the Federal Government

December 2, 2024February 11, 2024 Ron Fawkes

“I feel like I’ve stepped back in time.” An all-too-common phrase recited by almost every healthcare provider when they start working at the Manchester Veteran’s Affairs (VA) Medical Center after working in the private sector. We all joke about our period of “VA culture shock,” but when the fog clears, it becomes clear that something is very wrong.