VA Firefighter Admits Scheme To Commit Workers’ Compensation Fraud
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Department of Veterans Affairs
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What to Report to the OIG Hotline
The Hotline accepts tips or complaints that, on a select basis, result in reviews of: • VA-related criminal activity • Systemic patient safety issues • Gross mismanagement or waste of VA resources • Misconduct by senior VA officials The VA OIG investigates substantial allegations of whistleblower reprisal against employees of VA contractors, grantees, subgrantees, and personal services subcontractors. The VA OIG reports substantiated allegations of reprisal to the employer and VA for corrective action.
What Not to Report to the OIG Hotline
The Hotline does not accept complaints that are unrelated to programs and operations of the Department of Veterans Affairs nor that are addressed in another legal or administrative forum: TYPE OF COMPLAINT WHO SHOULD YOU CONTACT Claim for VA disability and pension benefits, and ratings, appeals, or home loan issues Veterans Benefits Administration (1-800-827-1000) Claim for VA education benefits Veterans Benefits Administration (1-888-442-4551) Patient health care dispute Patient Advocate at your local VA medical facility Tort claim or other legal issue/case/claim Local VA Regional Counsel office (202-461-4900) VA billing issues - Compliance and Business Integrity 1-866-842-4357 Litigation matters Private counsel; applicable court Employee grievances, unfair labor practices, union matters Local union representative, Federal Labor Relations Authority VA employee whistleblower retaliation issues U.S. Office of Special Counsel (1-800-872-9855) Other VA employee whistleblower issues and concerns about VA employee VA Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection performance and accountability (855-429-6669) or (202-461-4119) Whistleblower disclosures not related to the VA U.S. Office of Special Counsel (1-800-872-9855) Discrimination and EEO complaints for VA employees, former VA employees, VA Office of Resolution Management (1-888-566-3982) and applicants for VA positions Discrimination and complaints related to the Uniformed Services Employment U.S. Department of Labor's Veterans' Employment and Training Service and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) and the U.S. Office of Special Counsel Personnel actions/adverse action appeals/MSPB matters U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board Disagreement with law or other political dispute Your elected legislative official
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Owner Of Marketing Companies And DME Company Convicted For Role In $100 Million Scheme To Defraud Medicare And Other Insurers And To Violate The Anti-Kickback Statute
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Investigative Press Release
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National Sales Director for New York-Based Mobile Diagnostic Company Charged in Kickback Scheme
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Investigative Press Release
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Community Care Network Outpatient Claim Payments Mostly Followed Contract Rates and Timelines, but VA Overpaid for Dental Services
2025
23-00748-28
Audit
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs
The OIG examined whether the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) provided effective oversight of its two third-party administrators (TPAs), Optum and TriWest, to make sure VHA made accurate and timely community care payments for outpatient healthcare and dental services. The OIG estimated that VHA...
Improvements in Patient Safety, but Concerns Identified with Staffing Shortages Affecting Quality of Care at the VA Community Living Center in Miles City, Montana
2025
24-01751-39
Inspection / Evaluation
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs
The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted a follow-up healthcare inspection in response to a 2023 OIG report regarding mistreatment of a resident at the Miles City VA Community Living Center (CLC) and the Fort Harrison VA Medical Center (facility). The OIG did not receive new allegations...
Care in the Community Inspection of VA Sierra Pacific Network (VISN 21) and Selected VA Medical Centers
2025
24-00566-16
Inspection / Evaluation
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs
This Office of Inspector General (OIG) Care in the Community healthcare inspection program report describes the results of a focused evaluation of community care processes at seven VA Sierra Pacific Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 21 medical facilities with a community care program. This...
Continued Sterile Processing Services Deficiencies and Facility Leaders’ Failures at the Carl Vinson VA Medical Center in Dublin, Georgia
2025
24-02277-69
Inspection / Evaluation
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs
The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted a healthcare inspection to determine how surgical instruments that were not suitable for service (nonconforming instruments) were used during a patient procedure at the Carl Vinson VA Medical Center (facility) in Dublin, Georgia. The OIG identified...
Healthcare Facility Inspection of the VA Central Western Massachusetts Healthcare System in Leeds
2025
24-00594-61
Inspection / Evaluation
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs
This Office of Inspector General (OIG) Healthcare Facility Inspection program report describes the results of a focused evaluation of the care provided at the VA Central Western Massachusetts Healthcare System in Leeds. This evaluation focused on five key content domains: • Culture • Environment of...
Healthcare Inspection VISN Summary Report: Evaluation of Practitioner Credentialing and Privileging for Fiscal Years 2023 to 2024
2025
24-01827-57
Review
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs
Veterans Health Administration (VHA) administers healthcare services through a nationwide network of 18 regional systems referred to as Veterans Integrated Service Networks (VISNs). This Office of Inspector General (OIG) report describes the results of a VISN-level oversight evaluation of...
Atlanta VA Doctor Sentenced for Sexually Assaulting a Female Veteran Patient
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Investigative Press Release
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