Whistleblowers: VA Cheated Veterans, Widows Out of Benefits

The Veterans Benefits Administration, which disburses about $95 billion worth of assistance a year to veterans, including disability funds and pensions, has come under intense fire for mishandling benefit claims.

CBS News reported Thursday that that its own investigation had uncovered large-scale mismanagement of claims by the benefits administration – part of the Department of Veterans Affairs – including reports that thousands of claims were stashed in file cabinets and ignored.

In many cases, this resulted in the denial of earned benefits, with many veterans dying before receiving answers on...