[SAMWolf]

I've also run into some wonderful individuals at the VA.
Most of them are just as frustrated as the Veterans seeking care. It's the "system" that needs to be fixed.

[MistyCA]

Yes, you are right. It's the bureacracy and the fact that the VA itself has treated vets as advisaries. I also have to complain about the fact that our elder vets (at least in California) had no place to go in their old age when they were sick. The VA hospital was limited in what care they could provide and there were NO Old Vets Homes available to those guys who simply had no other place to go. That's a thread that needs to be done, imo. What happens to the old folks when they are sick, alone, and have no money?????