The VA

The VA stands for the Veterans Affair. And what the VA does is it covers basically anything that a veteran needs covered. Such as hospital bills, home loans, help with jobs, and education. However, to be covered by the VA you must fill lot applications so they can narrow down who really needs the most help out of whom. The problem with this is, the soldier who is enlisting is expecting everything to be covered, because when they enlist, that’s what the GI Bill promises. However they cookie-cut the benefits in joining and you are relinquished all the information. The VA is a good thing. But another issue is the funding for the VA is being cut, so more veterans are being denied, and even big hospitals and other facilities are being closed down or money cuts. It’s not the VA’s fault, a lot of the money cuts are from the recessions and costs of wars over time, which now lay heavily on us.
In addition to money cuts, just being approved of help from the VA is a long process of applications and over viewing of the applications. There is an estimated 10,000 a year being applied. And about 5,000 processors at the VA, to have all the applications over looked; it takes about 6 months to sometimes 2 years. So many of our Veterans who served us end up losing jobs, or become ill and can’t afford medications or help. Many of our Veterans are turned out onto the street.
Triplett, William. Treatment of Veterans: Is the nation keeping its promises to its veterans?. 19 nov. 2004. CQ Researcher. 14. 14. http://library.cqpress.com.tproxy01.lib.utah.edu/cqresearcher/document.php?id=cqresrre2004111900&type=hitlist&num=0