Thanks for the responses and sharing! Thank you all for your service too. I know it's difficult adjusting to a life back here after military service. To be specific his claim has been denied twice, the first time because he has said he didn't list a stressor, but that the VA's rules stated you didn't have to after an OIF or OEF tour, so they went against their own policy. The second time for a more bs "delay it again" reason. He thinks it will be approved the third time, but he's not certain he would up and change his lifestyle to quickly if he could. Nor does he want to have to depend on the VA, eventually he wants to do well for himself, but it's been tough overcoming the situation for him up to this point. This project is a good opportunity for him.
He says there's a lot of homeless veterans in the Illinois valley around Cave Junction, Oregon that live in the outdoors, living off the land and whatever they can, some without cell phones od any connection to the world, it seems to be a haven for them. Some of these veterans winter at "the Dom", the domicillary, at the VA in White City, Oregon. If people really only knew. But it seems some of them choose this lifestyle because it's the only way they really know or can manage.
Again thank you all for sharing.