I have heard nothing but praise for VA Hospitals, in every state. BTW those are federal employees, so I don't think the state matters much. (I'm prejudiced: I met my wife when we were both working in research at the VAH in San Diego.) It can take a while to be accepted, but once you are in the care is very good.
I also have to say: Your wife's exposure at Hunter's Point may have been accidental, but all those sailors off Bikini and soldiers in New Mexico were exposed on purpose. The government wanted to know exactly what would happen to troop effectiveness in the event nuclear weapons were used on the battlefield.
We did a lot of very stupid things back then, mostly because we didn't know any better. Of course, they used to sell Radium Water as a cure-all too!
