Veterans Treatment and VA

The cluster discusses US military veterans' post-service experiences, focusing on VA healthcare quality, benefits adequacy, eligibility debates, and criticisms of government support compared to sacrifices made.

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ei8ths • Oct 12, 2023 • View on HN

this is great, i think veterans should get the same treatment.

tekknik • Nov 14, 2022 • View on HN

Hardly. Some of us are things like protected wartime veterans.This is one of the more shallow insights I’ve seen on HN recently, and is quite offensive.

DennisP • Feb 14, 2013 • View on HN

User as in, you're a veteran, or you work for the VA? What problems do you see with the current system?

johnny22 • Nov 28, 2014 • View on HN

i wonder what they consider veteran.

afarrell • Apr 17, 2014 • View on HN

I wonder how much of this is also veterans.

toomuchtodo • Apr 4, 2022 • View on HN

Things don't get better if you don't complain. All of my siblings have come back from military service (marines, army rangers, navy) worse off, and the benefits in no way compensate them for what they lost. I recommend it to no one. The best military service is the service you did not perform. The VA is notorious for being terrible. The US has non profits for wounded/disabled veterans because care and support (most importantly around mental health) the government should be providi

runjake • Oct 27, 2022 • View on HN

Welcome to the US military and being a veteran. There's a reason they call it a sacrifice.

tptacek • Sep 16, 2015 • View on HN

What's your point? Neither is "military veteran".

this is what the va is for , americans pay piles of money in taxes , and still the helping vets scams exist .

Around these parts, "veteran" is usually used to designate military servicepeople that served during times of active conflict, yet it seems pretty much any soldier that was honorably (or, at least, not dishonorably) discharged, is able to access the VA health system (we have a VA hospital in my town, and I know quite a few veterans). I'm not so sure about other benefits, like schooling, loans, and insurance.My father[0] was a veteran. He's buried in Arlington. Got a silver