I've always thought part of the problem with the VA was mission creep...taking care of service-connected disabilities, combat veterans and retirees I'm all in favor of, but as the rules are now, I'm entitled to care at the VA even though I only served ~4 years on active duty and 11 more in the Guard and Reserve, none of it in a combat zone. I don't feel entitled to anything from the VA, and yet under the rules I -and a lot of others with even less time in service- am allowed to go and get care there. That's just not right. It diverts resources from those who (imao) earned it the hard way.