Problems keep piling up for Veterans Affairs Department

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FILE - In this July 9, 2015 file photo, House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio gestures during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Department of Veterans Affairs faces a serious numbers problem _ multiple in fact. It can't count how many veterans died while waiting to sign up for health care. It says some VA hospitals may have to close if the agency can't get $2.5 billion. And a year after scandal rocked the department, congressional Republicans want to know why the number of employees fired is so low. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)
(AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)

BYĀ MATTHEW DALY

The Department of Veterans Affairs faces a serious numbers problem – multiple, in fact.

It canā€™t count how many veterans died while waiting to sign up for health care. It says some VA hospitals may have to close if the agency canā€™t get $2.5 billion. And a year after scandal rocked the department, congressional Republicans want to know why the number of employees fired is so low.

Congress approved a sweeping overhaul of the department in response to headline-grabbing woes, but the VAĀ continues to be plagued by missteps, including an internal report indicating that nearly one-hire vetsthird of veterans with pending applications for VA health care likely have already died. VA officials said they were unable to determine how many veterans died, whether they truly were seeking VA health care or had merely indicated interest in signing up.

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