Remember good ol’ Leroy Maclem and his travails with the the VA over the Extraordinary Awards Program? Well, newsflash. The VA decided to see how out of compliance they were on handing out money in a) incorrect amounts and b) who was screwing up. They gave it a spiffy name-Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act or IPERA. Sounds like some off-brand of toothpaste. IPERA simply stands for EAP. It’s a program to go out and find savings by identifying who screwed up and gave funds (read comp.) to whom and for what and how much too much they handed out. The reciprocal is how to get it back, who’s making the most effort in that regard and who isn’t and why. Oddly, the worst offender who apparently can’t be bothered to keep track is the one who makes-you guessed it- the most errors!
Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) did not consult with a statistician and did not calculate margins of error. The improper payment estimates we calculated did not match what was reported in the Performance and Accountability Report (PAR) for VBA’s Compensation and Pension programs. Also, the Pension program’s improper payment rate was significantly understated due to VBA’s use of an incorrect estimation methodology for gross improper payment estimates. Further, reduction targets for two programs were not met. Lastly, VA incorrectly labeled the FY 2011 PAR, thus the data may be subject to misinterpretation. (IPERA Report 3/14/2012)
Ruh-oh, Rorge. Who’s flying the kite? Is it a regular kite or a box kite? Does it have a tail? Who knows? Who cares? PAR? We don’t need to do no stinkin’ PAR. We’re above all that. Subpoena us if you want to know. We’re above all that and too busy making errors.
asknod
Bethanie Spangenberg
kcraveiro
robinhoodesqvetsatty
Wesley McCauley
Veterans Claims Help 
What about the over payments for non-service related medications that veterans make to the VA–they charge $8.00 for meds that cost less than $4.00 at Wal-Mart, CVS, etc. They are charging more than hundreds of drugs cost!
The VA is profiting on these medications on the backs of veterans who don’t have the energy to split their prescriptions among private pharmacies and the VA pharmacy. Not ethical.