The VA asks me this regularly and I lie blatantly.
Hmm, I'm never asked at my VA clinic. Perhaps your Doc has an agenda?
The VA is probably afraid you will commit suicide. A friend of mine who uses the VA decided to have an auction and get rid of lots of excess tools and junk around his house.
The VA went bonkers believing he was going to “off” himself. He was just getting rid of years of cars, car parts, old items he did no longer need.