This really irks me

Well Lush_heidi, the active duty guys don't have it much better. My son's knee gave out last summer, it was over 3 monts before he got an MRI or cat scan on it. THe doctor then sent him for PT but he was doing the wrong exercises. After 6 months, he got to see a Civilian doctor, who gave him more exercises and told him come back in 3 months. He was a lacrosse, hockey, soft ball, golf, racquetball, and most other sports. Yet, he is still limping around now. He says he may get a medical discharge, but they are saying it was pre-existing. He got through boot camp and his A-school and was at him permanent duty station for several months before the knee gave. Somehow, I have a hard time going with pre-existing. It would have shown up long before. Well he gets to see the doc now in March. And he told me, if he doesn't stay in 2 years, he does not get the GI Bill, I have a real hard time with that too.

It's the same way here in MS. I think that our veterans deserve better care than what the VA provides.

I saw this this morning and thought of you http://www.military.com/veterans-report/bill-would-extend-care-for-returning-troops?ESRC=vr.nl I know it is just the beginning and it will tax and already over taxed system, but I guess someone is trying to recognize the contributions of our vets.

I'm a former veteran who has been in Iraq, and I understand what you feel. People on public assistance go to the top of the list instead of us vets is beacuse we are more likely not to vote for the democracts or hillary. They need to keep people in public assistance to keep voting for them so they can still get a pay check.