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Army Reserve officer sentenced for ripping off Gold Star families
“Heartless and despicable don’t even begin to sum up his crimes," an FBI agent said after Caz Craffy was sentenced to 12 years behind bars this week.
Veterans sentenced for role in $65 million insurance fraud scheme
Two members of a scheme to bilk a military health care program out of more than $65 million received sentences in federal court.
Court OKs lawsuit accusing VA of discrimination in disability claims
A federal judge rejected a government request to throw out a lawsuit accusing Veterans Affairs officials of discriminatory practices in disability claims.
VA sets record for disability benefits delivered to women vets
A record number of women veterans are receiving disability compensation benefits from VA.
Advocates push for Congress to move long-stalled vets benefits fix
The Major Richard Star Act has wide support among lawmakers but has been stalled in Congress for nearly a year.
VA will no longer send veterans’ benefits to multiple bank accounts
The change is expected to affect about 50,000 veterans currently using multiple accounts for their federal stipend payouts.
VA updating outreach work in effort to end benefits gap for Black vets
The move comes after data shows lower rates of disability claims approval for some minority groups.
VA staff are completing more claims than ever but still falling behind
A record pace for finishing claims in fiscal 2023 and so far in fiscal 2024 hasn't been enough to slow the department's backlog of cases.
Navy issues fraud alert for Camp Lejeune contamination claims
The Navy and Justice Department cited reports that “unscrupulous people and companies” attempted to acquire the personal information of filers.
By Zamone Perez