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HRD-81-154 1 (1981-09-30)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabclz0001 and id is 1 raw text is: UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTINGOFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION September 30, 1981 B-204903 111WW 1 The Honorable Robert P. Nimmo 116511 Administrator of Veterans Affairs Dear Mr. Nimmo: Subject: Overpayments of Education Benefits Could Be Reduced For Veterans Enrolled In Noncollege Degree Courses (HRD-81-154) We made a limited review of the Veterans Administration's (VA's) absence accounting system for veterans enrolled in non- college degree (NCD) courses. Veterans who enroll in NCD courses are allowed a specified number of absences from class during the established training period. For example, veterans approved to attend school 5 days a week for 12 months are authorized 30 ab- sences. Veterans approved to attend classes meeting less fre- quently are allowed proportionately fewer absences. The veteran is paid his or her regular education and training allowance as long as total absences do not exceed allowable absences. Veterans are generally required to certify their attendance in the program on a quarterly basis. During fiscal year 1980, about 126,000 vet- erans enrolled in NCD courses were paid benefits totaling about $226 million. We found that VA often overpaid veterans in NCD courses because the number of absences taken were more than permitted during the training period. Usually, these overpayments occurred because --absences taken by the veterans were not recorded or were incorrectly recorded in the veterans' master records, --VA paid veterans for absences taken early in training before it knew that the veteran would earn the right to those absences by completing training, and --VA did not withhold a sufficient amount of benefits to offset excess absences reported on the final certification of attendance. (406620)

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