Same here. They never bother to do a simple FOIA request on these individuals, especially those who are getting "late" medals. They could've saved themselves a lot of embarrassment and handwringing if they checked out the individual first. They probably saw some political advantage being around these phonies, like they are friendly towards veterans or something like that.
As far as collecting VA Benefits, that has turned into a cottage industry. That is why, along with their dress and demeanors, that Burkett calls these folks "professional veterans". The VVA and others put out how to pamphlets on getting VA disability benefits, even on what to say to the doctor doing your C&P exam. I think their pamphlet is titled "Your Guide to Tax-Free Living".
As far as PTSD goes, Burkett did point out that he does in fact believe that these medical professionals have a vested interest in getting as many veterans rated for PTSD as possible; i.e. keeping there jobs. Even when they know the guy is a phoney, they won't report them. Even if they did, the VA Inspector Generals Office would probably do nothing anyways, for the same reason as the medical professionals. The VA loses funding if these phoney PTSD patients were ever publicly acknowledged phonies by the VA and stripped of their benefits.