To the Editor:

Re “V.A. Chief Is Shown the Door, and In Comes Trump’s Doctor” (front page, March 29):

As a retired police officer and a Vietnam veteran, I have been fortunate not to have had to rely on the V.A. for medical issues because of the medical coverage I received from my job and now through Medicare.

It should be criminal how our veterans have been treated over the years, by both political parties. Thank you for your service, and don’t let the door hit you on the way out.

Dr. David Shulkin, the outgoing V.A. chief, betrayed his position when he spent over $120,000 of taxpayer money on a trip to Europe with his wife. Hardly the actions of a dedicated public servant.

Unfortunately, I think the choice to replace him, Dr. Ronny Jackson, is a poor one for many reasons, but at the top of the list is his lack of experience running, well, anything. That, and the glowing physical report he gave Donald Trump — a poster boy for hardening of the arteries — make him suspect in this veteran’s eyes.