SPC Jan Allbright, M.Sc., R.S. 598033 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>In the last 14 years the number of Vets has gone down by 17%.<br />During the same period the number of VA enrolled has gone up by 178%!<br />Of this, Vets rose 151% and non-Vets rose 199%, giving a total patient rise of 154%<br /><br />So now it looks like the money spigot gets another twist.<br /><br /><a target="_blank" href="http://www.militarytimes.com/story/military/benefits/veterans/2015/04/16/va-budget-house-draft/25872871">http://www.militarytimes.com/story/military/benefits/veterans/2015/04/16/va-budget-house-draft/25872871</a> <div class="pta-link-card answers-template-image type-default"> <div class="pta-link-card-picture"> <img src="https://d26horl2n8pviu.cloudfront.net/link_data_pictures/images/000/012/191/qrc/635647821235931099-AP189106548929.jpg?1443038916"> </div> <div class="pta-link-card-content"> <p class="pta-link-card-title"> <a target="blank" href="http://www.militarytimes.com/story/military/benefits/veterans/2015/04/16/va-budget-house-draft/25872871">House plan would give VA another budget hike</a> </p> <p class="pta-link-card-description">House appropriators appear ready to give VA planners everything they want, except for construction funding request.</p> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div> 2015-04-17T09:57:26-04:00 SPC Jan Allbright, M.Sc., R.S. 598033

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>In the last 14 years the number of Vets has gone down by 17%.<br />During the same period the number of VA enrolled has gone up by 178%!<br />Of this, Vets rose 151% and non-Vets rose 199%, giving a total patient rise of 154%<br /><br />So now it looks like the money spigot gets another twist.<br /><br /><a target="_blank" href="http://www.militarytimes.com/story/military/benefits/veterans/2015/04/16/va-budget-house-draft/25872871">http://www.militarytimes.com/story/military/benefits/veterans/2015/04/16/va-budget-house-draft/25872871</a> <div class="pta-link-card answers-template-image type-default"> <div class="pta-link-card-picture"> <img src="https://d26horl2n8pviu.cloudfront.net/link_data_pictures/images/000/012/191/qrc/635647821235931099-AP189106548929.jpg?1443038916"> </div> <div class="pta-link-card-content"> <p class="pta-link-card-title"> <a target="blank" href="http://www.militarytimes.com/story/military/benefits/veterans/2015/04/16/va-budget-house-draft/25872871">House plan would give VA another budget hike</a> </p> <p class="pta-link-card-description">House appropriators appear ready to give VA planners everything they want, except for construction funding request.</p> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div>

2015-04-17T09:57:26-04:00 2015-04-17T09:57:26-04:00 SSG Private RallyPoint Member 598040

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>...in which direction...

2015-04-17T10:00:46-04:00 2015-04-17T10:00:46-04:00 PO3 Steven Sherrill 598066

<div class="images-v2-count-1"><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-1" id="image-34357"> <div class="social_icons social-buttons-on-image"> <a href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fperhaps-the-money-spigot-is-opening-again%3Futm_source%3DFacebook%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_campaign%3DShare%20to%20facebook' target="_blank" class='social-share-button facebook-share-button'><i class="fa fa-facebook-f"></i></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Perhaps+the+money+spigot+is+opening+again%21&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fperhaps-the-money-spigot-is-opening-again&amp;via=RallyPoint" target="_blank" class="social-share-button twitter-custom-share-button"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a> <a href="mailto:?subject=Check this out on RallyPoint!&body=Hi, I thought you would find this interesting:%0D%0APerhaps the money spigot is opening again!%0D%0A %0D%0AHere is the link: https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/perhaps-the-money-spigot-is-opening-again" target="_blank" class="social-share-button email-share-button"><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i></a> </div> <a class="fancybox" rel="81d84dea92f1b39ca675dd03aa78c0dd" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/034/357/for_gallery_v2/duct_tape_fix.jpg"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/034/357/large_v3/duct_tape_fix.jpg" alt="Duct tape fix" /></a></div></div>It is not the budget I am worried about. It is the treatment of those under the care of the VA that I worry about. All the money in the world can't fix stupid. That requires a replacement part.

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