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I did half my med school and most of my residency in a VA hospital. I was always impressed by the commitment-to-veterans vibe throughout the staff and most of the specialists were top shelf. The outpatient services tend to be under resourced but good folks there too. The waits can be long and gawd help you if you need to get a med refilled off schedule or after hours. Best bet is to maintain another insurance in parallel if you can.
One relative was combat veteran in Vietnam with agent orange exposure, a few related ailments and ptsd. He breezed through the disability process with the help of DAV but this was 10 years ago when congress was pouring money into veteran services. I understand things have tightened up. A high school buddy retired from the naval reserve after multiple combat deployments. He did ok on an application but I think it took a couple years. The good thing is any award is retroactive to the date of application. The key is to hang with the process and expect to have to appeal.
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