Trump (source material HERE)
appoint a good head of veteran affairs
discipline employees who have failed to carry out duties
investigate fraud and wrong-doing
promote honest employees
create a hotline
stop giving bonuses
reform visa system (?)
add mental health professionalsl
allow veterans to use private providers
Hillary (source material HERE)
emphasize service-connected conditions especially prosthetics and brain injury
coordinate VHA care with other programs
encourage use of specialty medical service providers
create VHA oversight board
ask Secretaries of Defense and VA to devise a new system
coordinate Dept of Defense and VA health delivery
joint DoD and VA procurement to reduce costs for veterans
cause the integration of DoD and VA IT systems
upgrade gender specific services
cover all reproductive services needed by female veterans
better childcare for veteran children
increase funding and add programs for mental health care
better pain management treatment to avoid opioid problems
include military sexual trauma as a valid for of PTS
add legal assistance to veterans with other than honorable discharges
maintain presumption of service connection for toxic exposure problems
"expand the current VA burn pit registry" (?)
add research funds and other collaboration for mental health and other invisible wounds
streamline and simplify claims process
integrate DoD and VA so DoD can inform VA of future needs
work to entirely revise the claims process to make it more effective
create a standing President's Council on veterans
end to end evaluation of all benefits to find new areas of investment
personally and regularly meet with "Summit of Veterans" to insure that needs are addressed
work with private and philanthropic organizations to add resources to veterans
make the post 9/11 GI bill permanent and expanded
additional tax credits for veterans employment
increase funds available to state and local governments to transfer military credentials to private sector
expand efforts to train, counsel and fund veteran entrepreneurs
work to prevent ripoff of vets by private schools
use federal contracting to punish companies that overcharge, defraud or otherwise ripoff vets
add veteran status to the Fair Housing Act
work to reduce veteran homelessness by supporting community based organizations
expand outreach programs to find and help homeless vets
clarify Fair Housing Act to eliminate gender specific language that harms veterans and families
offer space to communicate legal organizations in VHA clinics to help veterans with minor offenses, mental health and substance abuse issues
retroactively review LGBT veterans discharge status
empower supervisors to discipline underperforming employees
revise employee evaluation process to improve performance culture
increase whistleblower protections
prioritize VA in budgetary processes
clean up problems with veteran burials