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Derrick Van Orden: “One veteran in Boston spent over $350,000 in 18 months…”

Featuring: Derrick Van Orden, Republican | U.S. House, Wisconsin, District 3

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Derrick Van Orden Details 'Disturbing' Findings From Investigation Into Fraud In VA Program

Published | Video Starts at 02:09

Finally, my staff has also seen some data that veterans have been in this program for over 20 years. And many veterans are using more than $250,000 in benefit payments. And One veteran in Boston spent over $350,000 in 18 months. Another veteran in Los Angeles has spent $895,000 in six years. and is still in rehab to employment phase of the program. If anyone's concerned about funding for veterans, they need to be concerned about what's going on in this program also. (02:09–02:21)

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Asserts specific cases of high benefit usage by veterans in the program.

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