Op-Ed: PRIVATIZING THE VA WILL BE A DISASTER FOR TEXAS’S RURAL VETS

Privatizing the VA will be a disaster for Ohio's rural vets

James Jones is a 54-year-old disabled Army veteran. After four years of active duty and four in the reserves, Jones says he has a “multitude” of health care problems.“There’s PTSD, a right arm injury, my right shoulder, chronic rhinitis from toxic exposure during the Gulf War, dental,” he says. That’s why he depends on the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health system, the nation’s largest.Jones, a federal employee from Watauga County, North…

Privatizing the VA Will Be a Disaster for Pennsylvania's Rural Vets - Bucks County Beacon

James Jones is a 54-year-old disabled Army veteran. After four years of active duty and four in the reserves, Jones says he has a “multitude” of health care problems. “There’s PTSD, a right arm injury, my right shoulder, chronic rhinitis from toxic exposure during the Gulf War, dental,” he says. That’s why he depends on the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health system, the nation’s largest. Jones, a federal employee from Watauga County, Nor…

Op-Ed: PRIVATIZING THE VA WILL BE A DISASTER FOR TEXAS’S RURAL VETS

Forcing millions of veterans out of the VA and into our crumbling rural hospitals will hurt both vets and their communities. By Suzanne Gordon, Steve Early James Jones is a 54-year-old disabled Army veteran. After four years of active duty and four in the reserves, Jones says he has a “multitude” of health care problems. “There’s PTSD, a right arm injury, my right shoulder, chronic rhinitis from toxic exposure during the Gulf War, dental,” he s…