The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), especially the Claims side of the VA, should not be its own entity; especially the VA Claims. It seems like it's one big money laundering scheme for the private sector.
Full disclosure, I'm a Veteran. And actually, the Services side of VA is pretty decent. But the Claims side is mad awful. This is about me and other veterans who have gone through the system only to be denied by people who have never served in the actual military a day in their life.
This is going to be a post that damn well might turn into an eBook because that's how much I have to say about this matter and how salty the "system" can make you feel. And I hope every Service Member who has ever served thinks about this for themselves and for future Service Members.
Let's explore a few things.
Of the approximate 331,441,281 plus Americans identified in the 2020 Census, less than 50 million have served in any branch of service over the history of the country. I found this Census Bureau pdf about Veterans very interesting. In one section it mentions a "Declining size of the veteran population"… Let's just say what it is. They are DYING off, many without