Shinseki-san was the Affirmative Action appointee who, as a General, ordered us all to wear the black berets.
His solution to sagging morale? Accessorize.
My new GF is an ER tech with the local VA Hospital. Oh, the horror stories she brings to the table...
Beyond the issue of VA disability claims, consider this, every time someone moves into the SS Disability side, they are removed from the workforce...and the percentage of those out of work goes down. I saw some figures recently of many millions now on SS disability over a few years ago, or the Obama plan to lower his unemployment percentage.
As far as the VA goes, I believe they should be provided all the resources they require. I’d rather see money spent on a disabled vet then on some welfare drug user.