Obama plan to charge veterans ' private medical care for service - related injuries . Obama say government has moral obligation to pay for service - connected injuries . Leaders of the country 's most prominent veterans groups met Monday at the White House with Obama , Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki , White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel and Steven Kosiak , the director in charge of defense spending for the Office of Management and Budget . Obama says plan will generate $ 540 million for Department of Veterans Affairs .
Obama plan to charge veterans ' private medical care for service - related injuries . Obama say government has moral obligation to pay for service - connected injuries . Obama says plan will generate $ 540 million for Department of Veterans Affairs .