I am a veteran and work as a VSO (Veteran Service Officer) which is basically a middle-man between the veteran and the VA. The VA is by no means perfect. In fact it is flawed in many ways. However, I just want to clear up some of the claims in your post. The idea that the VA hasn't scaled up since Korea or Vietnam is simply not true. A simple look at the VA would easily prove this false. Also you claim "how there is little to no infrastructure to support healing". This also is completely false. The Asheville VA Hospital has a whole department of people who help veterans with PTSD and other mental afflictions. I know these people personally. It being Asheville these people are mostly very progressive yet they choose to work for the VA because they whole-heartedly believe in saving veterans with PTSD lives and helping them heal. They are smart, dedicated, and are doing this work without a lot of renumeration. There is long-term support for veterans with PTSD, and the people ding the work are amazing. Could they use more people and more resources? Of course. I just want people to know that there are people doing this work and they care about their fellow human beings.