The health care provided by the Veterans Affairs has been under scrutiny for some time now, and it is commonly associated with poor and inefficient service. Veterans are going anywhere from six months to two years or more just to get an appointment, let alone be compensated or treated accordingly. Even once these Veterans are being treated, the care is poorly executed and frequently ineffective. This leads many veterans to seek self-medication through illegal drugs as well as high rates of veteran suicide.
Veteran care needs to be completely overhauled and reconsidered. Most VA programs are complicated and unknown to veterans, with many programs having specific time frames to act on that most veterans are not aware of. A large amount of these programs are only usable immediately around the end of active service time frame, which is already an immersive and stressful time for veterans as they adjust back to civilian life. Many programs such as the Wounded Warrior Program are out there doing great work and truly reaching out to active military as well as veterans. If smaller, donation driven programs can provide excellent care, why cannot the massively funded Veterans Affairs system do so as well?
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