Ohio VA employees got big bonuses

The Dayton Daily News reports that the bonuses went to more than 6,000 employees of the state's five VA hospitals during a year the agency was criticized for long veterans' waits for health care and workers falsifying records to cover up delays.

Bonus payouts at Ohio's VA hospitals dropped from nearly $7.7 million in 2013 to $6.5 million in federal fiscal year 2014, which ended Oct. 1. The average bonus in 2014 was $700.

Federal reforms passed by Congress after a summer of outrage over how long veterans were waiting for care have limited the budget for VA bonuses.

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