The VA and Beyond: How veterans are treated in America

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... American veterans with needs today face the challenge of navigating a complex, shifting and improved healthcare and benefits system managed by the Department of Veterans Affairs.Veterans overall trust the VA to do the right thing by providing the care they need: 84% say they always or usually got care when they needed it over the past year, according to a recent poll by Common Defense. A VA Trust survey from the first quarter of this year reports the overall trust in the organization has reached an all-time high as well, with 82% of veterans who used VA services — including health care, benefits, burials and memorials — reporting that they trust VA to fulfill the nation’s commitment to them.kAmp55:E:@?2==J[ G6E6C2?D D2J 9@H E96J 2C6 EC62E65 E@52J 3J E96 AF3=:4 92D :>AC@G65 2D H6==[ A2CE:4F=2C=J ':6E?2> G6E6C2?D H9@ H6C6 ?@E H6=4@>65 9@>6 2D 96C@6D 2 86?6C2E:@?

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