www.va.govWelcome to the VAOIG (VA Office of Inspector General) Worker's Compensation Program resources page! The VAOIG gave a presentation on recent efforts in the VA Workers' Compensation Program (WCP) at the 1st Annual Workers' Compensation Conference and Exposition sponsored by the VA. Due to the overwhelming response to our presentation, we have created this web site to allow our customers to easily find and download our current WCP products.
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Current VAOIG Workers' Compensation Program (WCP)
Presentations, Products, & Reports:
WORKERS' COMPENSATION PROGRAM (WCP) OPERATING CHANGES
[Report # 05-00949-89, dated 2/24/2005]
FOLLOW-UP AUDIT OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS WORKERS' COMPENSATION PROGRAM COST
[Report # 02-03056-182, dated 8/13/2004]
AUDIT OF HIGH-RISK AREAS IN THE VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION'S (VHA) WORKERS' COMPENSATION PROGRAM (WCP)
[Report # 99-00046-16, dated 12/21/99]
Detecting Fraud and Reducing Worker's Compensation Cost: How Information Technology Can Help
[PowerPoint presentation at the 1st Annual Workers' Compensation Conference and Exposition]
AUDIT OF VA'S WORKERS' COMPENSATION PROGRAM COST
[Report # 8D2-G01-067, dated 7/1/98]
PROTOCOL PACKAGE FOR VETERANS INTEGRATED SERVICE NETWORK (VISN) WORKERS' COMPENSATION PROGRAM (WCP) CASE MANAGEMENT AND FRAUD DETECTION
[Report # 9D2-G01-002, dated 4/14/99]
HANDBOOK FOR VA FACILITY WORKER'S COMPENSATION PROGRAM (WCP) CASE MANAGEMENT AND FRAUD DETECTION
[Report # 9D2-G01-064, dated 4/14/99]
WCP Fraud Awareness Information Bulletin
[folded handout optimized for printing]
VAOIG Office of Investigations WCP Press Releases:
- Former U.S. Postal Employee Found Guilty of Fraud
(4/11/2005) - Individual Sentenced for False Claims
(7/8/2004) - Amarillo Woman Embezzles Worker's Comp Funds
(2/11/2004) - VA Nurse Charged with Office of Workers' Compensation Program Fraud
(6/21/2002) - Former VA Doctor Indicted
(3/8/2001) - Husband and Wife Convicted in Worker's Compensation Fraud
(4/28/2000) - Former VA Nurse Sentenced for Filing False Statements to Obtain Workers' Compensation Benefits
(11/30/99) - New York Psychologist Sentenced for Workers' Compensation Fraud
(4/9/99) - New York Psychologist Pleads Guilty to Criminal Possession of a Weapon
(12/18/98) - San Antonio Man Sentenced for Fraud
(12/4/98) - Former Houston VA Employee Pleaded Guilty
(3/4/98) - San Juan Resident Pleads Guilty to Compensation Fraud
(2/20/98) - Bronx VA Medical Center Employee Sentenced
(8/27/97)