I suspect the vast majority of those in the system receive great care. Because some don't makes it easy to jump on the gut the system band wagon.
But before folks get all excited about this do the math. The twenty million Vets in this country are by and large far sicker than the population in general, many need specialized care that's not easily available in a civilian setting and the need for that care is only going to increase yearly for at least the next 40 or 50 years.
If the civilian system can't meet the demands of Obamacare how in the world could it absorb 20 million vets?and at what cost?
The VA can work it has done so in the past and for the most part has been doing so now.
The real problem is the fact that most of the Congress Critters of both parties have never served. They are incompetent and have appointed incompetent administrators to run the system.
Joe the biggest problem with the VA is the total abuse by both the employee’s and the many of the VETS themselves.