Derrick Van Orden: “VA granting entitlement extensions past the 48-month limit…”

“If anyone's concerned about funding for veterans, they need to be concerned about what's going on in this program also. And cases like this are a direct result of VA granting entitlement extensions past the 48-month limit mandated by law for VR&E recipients, well over 99% of the time. are not doing their due diligence on the program. In fact, the VA Committee last month found out that since fiscal year 2024, 62,355 extensions were approved while just 59 requests for extensions were denied.” (02:28–02:42)

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