The shortfall is attributed to an increase in filing prompted by the PACT Act.
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“Right now, due in large part to the historic PACT Act, VA is delivering more care and more benefits to more veterans than ever before,” VA press secretary Terrence Hayes said in a statement. “These results are life-changing for veterans, their families, caregivers, and survivors, and VA will continue to push to make sure that they get the care and benefits they deserve.”
On Oct. 1, payment disruptions could begin starting.
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“Not only have your chief financial officers thrown out the dollar amounts requested for many key accounts, they have abandoned many of the estimates and projections that underpinned their budget,” Bost wrote in a letter to VA Secretary Denis McDonough. “This is not just fiscal mismanagement. It is strategic whiplash.”
Bost has requested McDonough answer questions about the shortfall by July 26.
Back in May, the Washington Examiner reported on how the VA inappropriately paid more than 180 senior executives bonuses worth almost $11 million last year.
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Millions of veteran benefits at risk as VA deals with predicted $15 billion budget shortfall