October 10, 2025
The Navy veteran claims her profit was diminished from about $4,000 to roughly $1,900 monthly.
Jasmina Covington says the Division of Veterans Affairs slashed her month-to-month incapacity funds by greater than 50% after claiming she labored full-time at an organization she insists she by no means had any affiliation with.
The Navy veteran claims her profit was diminished from about $4,000 to roughly $1,900 monthly. She stated she was shocked to study that VA information confirmed earnings of $57,947 in 2023 from a packaging firm in Duluth, greater than 120 miles from her dwelling. Covington stated she has by no means lived in Duluth or labored for that firm.
Covington informed WSB investigators she reached out to the human sources division on the alleged employer, which confirmed in writing that she was by no means their worker.
“I’ve by no means been to Duluth. I’ve by no means met anyone from Duluth,” she stated.
The veteran stated the lower has brought on extreme hardship.
“Now, I bought to determine am I going to purchase groceries this month or hold the water and the lights on,” she stated.
She stated she has misplaced a car and is in peril of dropping extra monetary stability if the advantages aren’t restored.
The VA wouldn’t instantly resolve her case. A VA spokesperson informed WSB that due to a present authorities shutdown, the company can not examine instantly, however will ahead her case when operations resume.
Within the meantime, Covington is pushing for expedited evaluate, saying she should survive on a considerably diminished earnings. Her case might immediate broader scrutiny of VA procedures for earnings verification and profit re-determinations.
Covington is just not the one veteran whose advantages have been lower primarily based on an alleged inaccurate work historical past. In April 2025, WSB-TV reported on 70-year-old Roosevelt Smith. Smith was declared 100% disabled in 2012. A day earlier than his advantages had been to be deposited, Smith was knowledgeable that the Social Safety Administration had proof of unreported earnings.
Smith stated he has by no means been to the diner for which he reportedly labored, and the cancellation of his advantages would jeopardize his stability.
“I’ve been on this home since 2018. You possibly can’t pay your mortgage; you may’t be right here. I’ve nowhere to go,” he informed WSB-TV.
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