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Derrick Van Orden: “VR and E has been at a crossroads for several years and…”

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

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

Published August 7, 2025 | Video Starts at 00:57

So maybe we should cancel this program. That's a joke. I'm seriously this job, right? Yeah, he got it. Like … VR and E has been at a crossroads for several years and unfortunately it's been abused by a lot of folks. … been able to investigate some of these potential fraud, waste and abuse cases. And it includes site visits to Detroit, Muskogee, Buffalo, Baltimore. And just last week the folks got back from San Diego. (00:57–01:05)

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Asserts that the Veterans Readiness and Employment Program has been abused for several years.

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“One veteran in Boston spent over $350,000 in 18 months. Another veteran in Los Angeles has spent $895,000 in six years.”
Derrick Van Orden Details 'Disturbing' Findings From Investigation Into Fraud In VA Program | Uploaded August 7, 2025 | 02:09-02:21
“VA granting entitlement extensions past the 48-month limit mandated by law for VR&E recipients, well over 99% of the time.”
Derrick Van Orden Details 'Disturbing' Findings From Investigation Into Fraud In VA Program | Uploaded August 7, 2025 | 02:28-02:42
“Since fiscal year 2024, 62,355 extensions were approved while just 59 requests for extensions were denied.”
Derrick Van Orden Details 'Disturbing' Findings From Investigation Into Fraud In VA Program | Uploaded August 7, 2025 | 02:46-02:59
“45% of participants within the VR and E program have successfully completed the program and subsequently re-entered it.”
Derrick Van Orden Details 'Disturbing' Findings From Investigation Into Fraud In VA Program | Uploaded August 7, 2025 | 03:47-03:56
“The purpose of [the Veterans Readiness and Employment Program] is to assist veterans and service members who have service-connected…”
Derrick Van Orden Details 'Disturbing' Findings From Investigation Into Fraud In VA Program | Uploaded August 7, 2025 | 00:08-00:24
“We're now seeing an unprecedented increase in wait times and an increased burden on counselors with higher caseloads.”
Derrick Van Orden Details 'Disturbing' Findings From Investigation Into Fraud In VA Program | Uploaded August 7, 2025 | 01:24-01:31
“VA has a profound and constant inability to perform the oversight function.”
Derrick Van Orden Details 'Disturbing' Findings From Investigation Into Fraud In VA Program | Uploaded August 7, 2025 | 01:42-01:49
“Veterans have been in this program for over 20 years. And many veterans are using more than $250,000 in benefit payments.”
Derrick Van Orden Details 'Disturbing' Findings From Investigation Into Fraud In VA Program | Uploaded August 7, 2025 | 02:01-02:09
“The current wait time for a veteran to be seen by a counselor in San Diego, Oakland, and Albuquerque is over 100 days.”
Derrick Van Orden Details 'Disturbing' Findings From Investigation Into Fraud In VA Program | Uploaded August 7, 2025 | 03:21-03:27
“40% of regional offices take over 60 days for a veteran to meet a counselor for an initial evaluation.”
Derrick Van Orden Details 'Disturbing' Findings From Investigation Into Fraud In VA Program | Uploaded August 7, 2025 | 03:27-03:33
“Many veterans are retiring from their jobs and applying for VR and E to receive a substance allowance to supplement their income.”
Derrick Van Orden Details 'Disturbing' Findings From Investigation Into Fraud In VA Program | Uploaded August 7, 2025 | 04:21-04:27
“VA knows that there's abuse in this program yet again, I hear until I hear otherwise, VA is not working to fix the holes in the system.”
Derrick Van Orden Details 'Disturbing' Findings From Investigation Into Fraud In VA Program | Uploaded August 7, 2025 | 04:46-04:53
“The Readiness Employment System, or RES, was launched as a pilot in 2024 and early reports showed that the program has been received very…”
Derrick Van Orden Details 'Disturbing' Findings From Investigation Into Fraud In VA Program | Uploaded August 7, 2025 | 05:00-05:08
“The VA states they're finally on the right path with the new Case Management System.”
Derrick Van Orden Details 'Disturbing' Findings From Investigation Into Fraud In VA Program | Uploaded August 7, 2025 | 05:08-05:13
“The VA is at wasting taxpayers dollars for IT failures. As a matter of fact, they have a zero percent rate of getting IT projects right.”
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