I’m a veteran who managed to avoid the need for the VA. However, acquaintances who have done so have nothing but horror stories to tell.
“However, acquaintances who have done so have nothing but horror stories to tell.”
Do your acquaintances have a VA certified disability that’s service connected? At any disability level, the service connected portion is always free.
Once they cross the 50% threshold all care is free. And it’s very good care.
As validated by every DISABLED vet I encounter and at several different VA facilities on the West Coast.
Most folks who bitch about VA care have a 10% rating for tinnitus and want the VA to schedule them for a hip replacement. In 2 weeks. Or, can’t get in at all because they have no disability rating whatsoever.
The VA was never intended to reach that far down on the disability scale. That’s all “space available”.