Cattle/horses,i can understand your father getting more help in the last ten yrs than the previous 55,as my father was a ww2 vet also and had a hard time getting some medical help from the va also.My uncle the same story,he was a 3time purple heart winner also bronze star from the battle of the bulge.It only took until I was 66yrs old to get any help,even though it was in my medical records.I was told by the Va in Tallahassee in 91 they could not help me! went to Allen Boyd same story, I told them to stick it were the sun didn't shine!So yes I have seen the bett3r side but also the negative side.