Care Of Veterans Essay

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Introduction When people think of the term veteran it is usually associated with the idea of sacrifice. They see veterans of the United States military as our heroes and believe they should be treated as so. The United States Department of Veterans Affairs is in charge of assisting veterans and their families with benefits such as health care, employment, life and home insurance, and education. However, veterans are not receiving everything they are promised and the best care possible. The truth is, veterans are put on waiting lists and denied benefits on a regular basis. In recent discussions of Veterans Affairs, a controversial issue has been whether veterans are being mistreated in aspects such as receiving benefits for mental health, homebound …show more content…

On the other hand, however, others argue that the department is not giving veterans all of these health services and medical care that they need. In sum, then, the issue is whether the Department of Veterans Affairs is effectively providing veterans with the medical care and benefits that they need and deserve. My own view is that the VA is not treating veterans with the care that they have earned and they are not giving all veterans all of the medical services they qualify for. Though I concede that the doctors and medicines that veterans receive is some of the best, I still maintain that this government agency is not doing a sufficient job in taking care of our former soldiers. In this essay, then, closely examining the issues that involve medical care at the VA centers will explain whether the department is successfully completing their job. We will evaluate the mental health patients not receiving the benefits and care for their disability. Also, wait times for medical care are extremely long and are causing patients to die. Another subject is the way the VA handles veterans medical records and how they value their patients privacy. These issues that veterans deal with will show that the government needs to create a more efficient and effective system to provide

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