"Psychiatrist Martin Kantor's objective in this book is to help Washington, the Veterans Administration (VA), the general public, and vets themselves understand the shortcomings of VA medicine today." "Going beyond what one can read in the newspapers, Uncle Sam's Shame reveals how everyone - Washington, advocacy groups, various members of the VA staff (including the doctors), the non-medical and medical administration, the clerks, and the rest of the ancillary staff, as well as the vets themselves - are all responsible for the breakdown of the system and a state of havoc affecting veterans' medical care." "Kantor describes some of the signature illnesses from which vets suffer, and in the process pinpoints exactly how the system manages to mismanage these ailments, making already serious medical problems even worse. Looking forward, he envisions a more ideal VA of the future, recommending specific improvements that will assure its implementation. The book concludes with a description of the positive aspects of the current system, offering a platform upon which meaningful reforms can be built."--BOOK JACKET.