re: #188 kirkspencer

Sorta.

What the VA can do is say, “This individual is mentally incompetent” and then turns that into the background check files. If the background is checked it the vet will come up negative.

That block can be removed by having a qualified mental professional conduct an examination and getting the statement pulled. That requires, of course, not only passing the exam but that the pro knows of the block and submits the paperwork to have it reversed.

So it’s not a direct prohibition, it’s not completely arbitrary, and it can be overturned. But it is a block, it’s basically their (medical professional) word, and the subject isn’t told of the block’s existence.

OK, so that is wrong.

Thanks for explaining. Now, I heard somewhere that Jim Web (D-VA) and others are trying to get this corrected.