The assistance in the GI Bill was designed for a single person. But the “modern student veteran” most often is in a committed relationship with children, said the head of Student Veterans of America. Another 20% are single parents.

The Oct. 6 story by the Washington Post examined 25 years of VA disability claims and pointed to instances of fraud and exaggerations in claims filed by veterans for disability benefits.

The Department of Veterans Affairs expects the slowdown to continue as payments are processed manually. Computer technicians who can fix the error are furloughed in the federal government shutdown that started Oct. 1.