DisabledVeterans.org

Investigative veteran journalism · Benjamin Krause, disabled veteran and attorney

Investigative reporting on VA fraud, waste, and contractor abuse — FOIA-driven, document-first, and unafraid of naming the machinery. Publishing since 2010.

Why we carry them. The document-first habit this site runs on, practiced at scale. Krause’s contractor coverage is the wider record behind half the patterns.

Start here — their essential work

• Veterans Could Lose Food Assistance Under Confusing SNAP Rules (2026-10-21) — New SNAP rules are confusing enough that veterans who qualify for food assistance risk losing it on paperwork alone.
• New VA Suicide Report Shows a Stark Divide Between Veterans Inside and Outside VA Healthcare (2026-10-14) — VA’s latest suicide report counted 6,488 veteran suicides in 2024, with a stark divide between veterans inside VA healthcare and those outside it.
• VA Is Starting to Measure Veteran “Well-Being,” Not Just Illness (2026-10-07) — VA has begun measuring veteran well-being, not just illness — a shift in what the system counts as success.
• Veteran Caregivers Are Carrying More Than Ever — But Are They Getting Enough Support? — Caregivers are carrying more, for longer, as veterans live longer — while VA caregiver support still trips families up on eligibility, awareness, and paperwork.
• Why Veterans Across America Are Watching the Supreme Court Closely — Johnson v. United States Congress asks whether constitutional challenges to benefits laws belong in federal district court or only inside VA’s own review system.
• The Major Richard Star Act: Why Thousands of Veterans Are Still Watching Congress Closely — Combat-disabled retirees still lose retirement pay to the disability offset the Star Act would end — and Congress keeps not passing it.
• Non-VA Emergency Room Bill Denial, An Update To Kare 11 Investigation — VA denied non-VA emergency-room bills under the prudent-layperson standard until press inquiries reversed them — including the author’s own claim.
• VA Fights FOIA To Cover-up Growing TBI Scandal — VA fought FOIA requests over the Minneapolis TBI examination scandal documented by KARE 11.
• The Biggest Mistake Veterans Make - Trust — The site’s signature essay: trusting the VA’s process blindly loses claims — verify everything, in writing.

The latest

• Veterans Could Lose Food Assistance Under Confusing SNAP Rules (2026-10-21)
• New VA Suicide Report Shows a Stark Divide Between Veterans Inside and Outside VA Healthcare (2026-10-14)
• VA Is Starting to Measure Veteran “Well-Being,” Not Just Illness (2026-10-07)

Gathered weekly from their own pages and feeds by the Wire scan.

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