This catagory of vet, and I was one, should not be getting VA care. They need to, and I did, provide for their own, non-service connected needs. Taking care of disabled vets & their families should be the first concern of the VA. If there is room for the rest of us, OK.
Hallelujah! I agree wholeheartedly. The perfect is the enemy of the good.
BTW, I have a service connected disability and don't expect to ever go back to a VA hospital. (unless they try to draft me which would cause my disability to actually be disabling :-)
1.There was no means test when this was promised to all veterans.I sincerely doubt large numbers of veterans are scamming this particular benefit.VA hospitals are not usually considered to be in the same league as John Hopkins, or similar advanced hospitals.
2.What possible difference does it make if the veteran is single or not?If the he/she does not have a service connected disability,his/her eligability does not extend to family members anyway.
3.I have no problem if the VA wants to change benifits-for future servicemembers, but I have a major problem with making those changes retroactive.
I have never used the VA medical benefits I have supposedly earned by virtue of my military service, but God forbid someday I may need to do so.BTW,since illegal immigrants are "entitled" to things like free kidney dialysis, and are allowed to use the ER rooms of this country as free clinics, by what twisted form of evil logic can the Feds justify saving a few bucks by screwing veterans?
If anyone who agrees this is a good idea, also believes in adding prescription drug benefits to Medicare, go directly to the nearest mirror and call that image a hypocrite of the worst kind!
Rant off