The Wall Street Journal (2/12, Subscription Publication) reports that if veterans do not have honorable discharges, they have to wait around four years before even signing up for benefits or healthcare because they have to wait for the VA to determine whether or not they are still considered veterans. Such veterans often exhibited characteristic behaviors attributed to PTSD, and due to these actions, their ability to receive VA healthcare and other benefits is put into peril.
Related Links:
— “He Has a Purple Heart, but the VA Wouldn’t Call Him a Veteran, “Rose Carmen Goldberg, The Wall Street Journal, February 12, 2019