How some veterans are exploiting VA’s disability system

Military veterans are swamping the U.S. government with dubious disability claims — including cases of brazen fraud — that are exploiting the country’s commitment to compensate those harmed in the line of duty, a Washington Post investigation has found.

Full story: https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/interactive/2025/veterans-affairs-disability-claims-fraud/

0:00 – Intro
00:35 – How The Post investigated
1:15 – Milking the system
2:03 – Caught on camera
2:52 – How the VA disability system was designed
4:18 – Weak checks and balances