{"id":59308,"date":"2019-03-20T15:46:33","date_gmt":"2019-03-20T15:46:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/03\/20\/should-veterans-have-to-pay-for-vas-benefits-errors\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T09:48:55","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T09:48:55","slug":"should-veterans-have-to-pay-for-vas-benefits-errors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/veterans\/2019\/03\/20\/should-veterans-have-to-pay-for-vas-benefits-errors\/","title":{"rendered":"Should veterans have to pay for VA\u2019s benefits errors?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A group of Senate lawmakers is again arguing that if veterans are <a href=\"https:\/\/rebootcamp.militarytimes.com\/news\/education\/2018\/12\/21\/1300-disabled-vets-are-getting-billed-for-thousands-of-dollars-because-va-didnt-check-their-email\/\" target=\"_blank\">overpaid on benefits<\/a> because of accounting errors, they shouldn\u2019t be punished for the federal government\u2019s mistakes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Legislation introduced Wednesday would require changes to how the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2018\/09\/26\/wilkie-touts-a-calmer-reformed-va-in-his-first-congressional-test\/\" target=_blank>Department of Veterans Affairs<\/a> handles benefit corrections, including limiting the amount they can withhold from veterans\u2019 future payouts to cover the debt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s wrong to put the debt from the VA\u2019s accounting mistakes on the shoulders of men and women who have served their country,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/2016\/11\/16\/jon-tester-to-take-over-as-top-democrat-on-senate-veterans-affairs-committee\/\" target=_blank>Sen. Jon Tester<\/a>, ranking member of the Senate Veterans\u2019 Affairs Committee, said in a statement. \u201cFor some veterans, these benefits make the difference between paying monthly rent or missing payments.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/veterans\/2018\/12\/21\/1300-disabled-vets-are-getting-billed-for-thousands-of-dollars-because-va-didnt-check-their-email\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-936117884-RESIZED.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">That time 1,300 disabled vets got billed for thousands of dollars &#8230; because VA didn\u2019t check its email<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Approximately 1,300 disabled veterans were overpaid thousands of dollars under a Veterans Affairs Department education benefits program last year and now must figure out a way to pay that money back.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019ve got to stop the VA from pulling the rug out from under veterans and their families.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Under current law, VA officials can withhold 100 percent of a veteran\u2019s monthly benefits to cover past overpayments, even if those mistakes are the fault of federal officials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The new legislation would limit that withholding to no more than 25 percent of a monthly benefits check and put a five-year limit on the time where VA officials can recover overpayments. The measure would not wipe out all debts related to VA mistakes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The senators said up to 200,000 overpayment notifications are sent out to veterans and their families each year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bill co-sponsor Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark., called the moves a common-sense step in providing better customer service to veterans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSupporting veterans and their families by eliminating the potential for hardships caused by the VA\u2019s errors is important to honoring our commitment to their service and sacrifice,\u201d he said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2019\/01\/31\/new-va-health-care-rules-trump-overreach-or-more-choice-for-vets\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/RYW32DW23VCERNJQSYTDCRN7KA.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">New VA health care rules: Trump overreach or more choice for vets?<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Debate over how to expand veterans health care choices connects to larger national fights over the role of government and private-sector partnerships.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lawmakers proposed similar reforms last session but saw only parts of that legislation become law. 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