My jarhead nephew had just returned from Sandboxistan after his second tour.
He went to the Houston VA (Obie was still prez) because he had contracted some weird ailment.
The VA had a special clinic for returning vets. The nurse had an armed guard accompany my nephew to the BATHROOM. WTF? Did they classify every returning Marine as a threat?
A doctor tried to convince him that he had PTSD which he did NOT.
I hope that the VA has seen some changes since Obie left.
BTW, I think my nephew got liver fluke parasites from eating the local food over there. He has been quite ill, but is now recovering.
Our country is blessed to have such outstanding young warriors.
We have a new VA clinic in our area and I went there to check on getting med supplies. I had to be “buzzed” in the door just to get into the place. There were huge bronze plaques spelling out how criminal it is to bring a gun into the place. The receptionists worked behind plexiglass shielded windows.
I’m so thankful I have medicare and a supplement that covers just about everything except meds. I pitty the poor vet that has to use this jackass system. And to think the lefties want to pattern free healthcare after this mess.
During the Obama administration, the answer to your question is yes.
Remember the lesbian dyke, Janet Napalitano who served as Obama's head of Homeland Security?
She issued an intelligence report in 2009 that said that returning veterans posed a high terrorist risk and threat to the US.
Her statement was met with so much blowback from veterans' groups and the GOP, that she later apologize for the statement.
But it gives you some insight into how the Obama administration viewed the veteran community.