The trouble with US veterans benefits isn’t ‘rampant’ fraud – it’s bureaucratic roadblocks, advocates say

Veterans groups say recent Washington Post stories on VA disability payments paint a misleading picture. The paper stands by its reporting

In October, the Washington Post reported that it had uncovered rampant exaggeration and fraud" in the US Department of Veterans Affairs' disability benefits system.

Military veterans are swamping the US government with dubious disability claims ... exploiting the country's sacred commitment to compensate those harmed in the line of duty," the newspaper reported.