Veteran

The United States Veterans Affairs is a benefit system set in place to aid America's military veterans. Veterans may become eligible for VA benefits after they have been discharged from the services. Over recent years the VA has been heavily scrutinized as a failing system; leaving many veterans sick, homeless, and dying. In 2014 a scandal involving the Veterans Affairs broke the news; it was reported that up to 40 veterans had died while awaiting treatments or appointments up to a year or…

Although veterans go to war to fight for the United States’ independence, they are not always treated with the respect and honor they deserve or given the help they need after returning home. When veterans come home after war, they bring a lot of baggage with them. The way society treats veterans and the kind of medical or mental treatment they receive will help them to deal with that baggage and learn how to adapt to society. Unfortunately, over time, the way people in society have treated…

A common misconception is what a typical veteran looks like. Many people assume a typical veteran is an older male individual, but that is simply not the case! In fact, the idea of there being a “typical” veteran is absurd. Veterans have different backgrounds and come from a variety of places. This is important to remember when dealing with veterans in the VA health system. An example would be WWII veterans tend to be more reserved in their health care and simply want the doctor to prescribe…

day 50.4 millions children everywhere in America go to school. Little do we know what America is doing for us and the sacrifices made to ensure our success. The veterans of America give to our generation the protection of our freedom and rights, so we can grow and thrive to in turn, each do our part in America’s society. America’s veterans selflessly protected our freedom and rights. They have left their families and homes to go to war for our country. They are like the bark of a tree,…

Veterans and Their Services & Benefits Iryna Kushniruk Sacramento State University A veteran is typically considered a person who has served a time in military or had a role of service during a wartime. This person would be only qualified a veteran if he was discharged/released under honorable conditions meaning he/she followed rules effectively. A veteran could be coming from three different department that are…

investigations into allegations regarding the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), conducted by the VA Inspector General, confirmed allegations of long wait times and falsification of scheduling records. The VA’s main goal is to provide essential medical treatment to veterans who have served in the military. After enrolling in the VA system veterans provide their financial information, which is then used to determine priority ranking among veterans (Zezima 2014). Department guidelines…

“ A Veterans whether an active duty, discharged, retired or reserve - Is someone who , at one point his life, wrote a blank check made payable to the united states america for amount of, up to including his life.”There are veterans around the world China, Russia, United States, Mexico nearly everywhere there are people who devoted their life to help the safety of others or they were forced , in some countries like china every male is forced to join the army even if they don’t want to…

Veteran Administration house loans (VA loans) are disposed so vets and active-duty service members can be assisted with their house purchase or retention strives. This is one way the country shows its gratitude for the audacious servicing these people have shown. Being eligible for this is doled out to these individuals: * Active-duty vets and current armed service members. At the least 90 days in wartime or 181 sequential days in peacetime should be the time period of their service. Those who…

always been a way of life in the United States, but only in recent years has the issue become a more widespread and noticeable phenomenon. Around the same time, homeless veteran began to grab the attention of the public. According to the Annual Homeless Assessment Report, there are 39,471 unsheltered and sheltered homeless veterans in 2016 (Henry, 2016). It is an upsetting fact that the men and women who represented America in time of war, are now sleeping under bridges and sides…

The Department of Veterans Affair is a government-run system that offers benefits to veterans. Some of these benefits include compensation and pension, education and training, home loans, insurance, vocational rehabilitation and employment, and other services. As one can see the VA has a wide variety of services available to help out veterans, both emotionally and financially the VA offers them. However, looking at the bigger idea are these services easily attained by those veterans and if so…