Veterans fume after VA partially blames them for overpayments it claws back

The VA said veterans who fail to report eligibility changes are part of the problem. But these veterans said they did notify the VA, and it continued overpaying them anyway.

Christopher Praino signed a waiver relinquishing his disability compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs after he was ordered to active duty in fall 2019.

In a letter, the VA confirmed it would terminate his roughly $965 monthly payments because, by law, he could not receive both VA benefits and active-duty pay at the same time.

But the agency did not fully halt the payments. Instead, it sent various monthly amounts over the next three years, ranging from $0 to over $2,000, Praino’s records show.