{"id":83848,"date":"2025-08-26T15:12:27","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T15:12:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2025\/08\/26\/trump-claims-big-jump-in-va-trust-scores-but-data-shows-modest-gains\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T17:08:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T17:08:08","slug":"trump-claims-big-jump-in-va-trust-scores-but-data-shows-modest-gains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/veterans\/2025\/08\/26\/trump-claims-big-jump-in-va-trust-scores-but-data-shows-modest-gains\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump claims big jump in VA trust scores, but data shows modest gains"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

President Donald Trump<\/a> this week claimed that trust scores for patients in the Veterans Affairs<\/a> health care system have risen dramatically since he returned to office in January, but department data doesn\u2019t back up his claim. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

During an Oval Office event with military families on Monday, Trump praised the work of VA Secretary Doug Collins <\/a>thus far, asserting that the department now has a \u201c93% approval rating\u201d under his leadership. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe had a great first term and it was pretty close to that then,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd then [President Joe Biden\u2019s administration] took over and it went down into the 30s and 20s. It went down at one point to 28% or 29%, which is terrible \u2026 But now you\u2019ve blown everyone away, Doug.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump\u2019s boast appears to reference VA\u2019s periodic survey of veterans <\/a>who have used department health care services in the last 90 days. As of the start of August<\/a>, the satisfaction rate with VA medical care sat at 92.8%, the highest mark in the 30 months that the survey has been conducted. <\/p>\n\n\n\t