United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office Health, Education, and Human Services Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1995-04-28 monographic deposited born digital 35 p. GA 1.13:HEHS-95-88 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-HEHS-95-88 P0b002ee180375efa f:he95088 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-HEHS-95-88 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-HEHS-95-88 HEHS-95-88 Veterans benefits Social security benefits Overpayments Debt collection Veterans pensions Refunds to government Data collection operations Beneficiaries Management information systems Information analysis operations Letter Report HEHS Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) efforts to prevent, detect, and recover compensation and pension overpayments.<p/>GAO found that: (1) in 1994, VA detected about $372 million in overpayments to its beneficiaries mainly due to changes in income, particularly changes related to Social Security benefits; (2) although VA recovers about 30 percent of its overpayments, its outstanding overpayment balance was about $618 million in 1994; (3) many beneficiaries do not have the resources to repay the overpayments; (4) although VA has the capability to prevent many overpayments, it has not done so because it fails to focus on prevention; (5) VA could better coordinate its beneficiary information with that of the Social Security Administration; and (6) VA does not systematically collect, analyze, and use information on the specific causes of overpayments to target its preventive efforts. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-HEHS-95-88/html/GAOREPORTS-HEHS-95-88.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-HEHS-95-88/pdf/GAOREPORTS-HEHS-95-88.pdf GAO/HEHS-95-88 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-HEHS-95-88 Letter Report GAO/HEHS-95-88; Veterans' Benefits: VA Can Prevent Millions in Compensation and Pension Overpayments; Veterans benefits Social security benefits Overpayments Debt collection Veterans pensions Refunds to government Data collection operations Beneficiaries Management information systems Information analysis operations