PACT Act makes determining veterans’ benefits payments more difficult

PACT Act makes determining veterans’ benefits payments more difficult

The PACT Act has reportedly made determining when veterans' benefits payments should be issued more difficult. The Department of Veterans Affairs' inspector general says that a quarter of all PACT Act related claims it reviewed over the course of a year were issued incorrect effective dates, resulting in nearly $7 million in improper payments made. The IG says a lack of training is the mainly to blame, and recommended creating a job aid for clai…

Thousands of Vets' Disability Claims Linked to the PACT Act Included Wrong Dates, Resulting in Mispayments

The Department of Veterans Affairs Office of the Inspector General found that the VA likely overpaid some veterans while shortchanging others.