V.A. denied benefits to record number of veterans

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By Jake Tapper

The troubled U.S. Department of Veteran’s Affairs is under fire once again.

This time, critics are going after the V.A. to denying benefits to a record number of veterans who have served since the 9-11 attacks.

At least 125,000 American veterans who served our country since September 11th are being treated by the V.A. as though they never even put on a uniform. The Department of Veterans Affairs has ruled them ineligible for veterans benefits, not because they didn’t sacrifice, but because they left the military without an honorable discharge.

Report co-author Bradford Adams said, “The stakes for this really couldn’t be higher. If the VA doesn’t recognize you as a veteran, not only do you lose the dignity of acknowledgment of your service, but you lose those really basic services.”hire vets

The staggering numbers come from a new report from veterans advocacy group Swords to Plowshares, the National Veterans’ Legal Services Program and Harvard, which found that the V.A. is denying valuable benefits at unprecedented levels.

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  1. “… they left the military without an honorable discharge….”

    Are we supposed to feel obligated to grant full privileges to those veterans who were dishonorably discharged? The terms of entitlement state that an other than dishonorable discharge is mandated in order to be eligible for the VA benefits. You will find that many of the homeless fall into this ineligible status. We make choices and are obligated to experience the consequences of those choices. In no way are we obligated to maintain a VA welfare system for those who made bad choices. Color me red but that is the way the ball needs to bounce and when we quit spending money and time on those who fall into the depths of bad decisions, often alcohol and drug addiction, we can actually help those who ask for it.

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