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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Aaron Glantz

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

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The Department of Veterans Affairs headquarters in Washington DC. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty Images

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.

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