It's worse than that - they aren't allowed to say anything at all: 
P.S. - It's "chaplain" (unless you mean Charlie.)
Keyword: right mind
I've noticed a lot of things in the military are not
reasonable. Their PC policy says that chaplins
are not to say "Jesus". Unfortunately, I'm not a bit
surprised by this article. It is also the case that
soldiers coming back from the battlefield have a hard
time proving they are ill from chemicals used in the
war. It is usually a nightmare for them to get their
medical treatment. While I support the soldiers, I think
the system has failed them many times.
It's worse than that - they aren't allowed to say anything at all:
P.S. - It's "chaplain" (unless you mean Charlie.)
At the risk of sounding callous, people get sick all the time for a myriad of reasons.
There are some veterans, many of whom never spent a day in combat, who seem to think that any illness they suffer for the rest of their lives must have been service-connected.
I wouldn't necessarily call them malingerers or frauds, because they may truly be sick or at least sincerely believe they are sick. However, when I worked in a VA hospital, I personally saw some of these guys spending an astounding amount of time and effort gaming the system to get the service-connected designation, regardless of the lack of evidence therefor.
If they worked so hard at a regular job, they'd be so successful that there would be no need of the paltry VA benefits.
-ccm