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Veterans' Benefits: Millions in Savings Possible From VA's Matching Program With IRS and SSA

HRD-92-37 Published: Dec 23, 1991. Publicly Released: Dec 23, 1991.
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Pursuant to a legislative requirement, GAO reviewed the effectiveness of using tax data to verify eligibility for Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) benefits, focusing on: (1) VA access to, protection of, and use of the data received from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Social Security Administration (SSA); (2) VA plans to verify the data received in contested cases; and (3) VA procedures to protect the beneficiaries' due process rights.

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BeneficiariesCost controlFringe benefitsInformation systemsInteragency relationsInternal controlsSocial security benefitsTax information confidentialityTax lawVeterans benefits