Hey Al, I think I'd put this in our pm's to each other, but just to make sure, yes, it is a rheumatologist that you should see. In your message you said the VA did not have one on staff, (which does not surprise me, sadly)
Is there a way, because they do not offer this specialty, that you can still be referred to a private practice to be seen? Perhaps inquire if they ever have a visiting one? As more women than men tend to have autoimmune disease, and more men than women are veterans, with the financial hit your region has experienced, I would not expect them to be adding this type of specialist back, but you would still really benefit from being under the care of one.
Plaquenil is the #1 drug used to treat it, combined with prednisone. An added plus is that Plaquenil is a quinine, so it will help with cramps if you still get them. (Its the only area it helped me!) Both of these require would require you to have some reguar monitoring though. Not only to check for adverse reactions, but to adjust dosage.
Restasis eye drops will help with the dry eye, because your dry eye is caused by inflammation. Evoxac will increase salivation, but this may not be what you want, what with the ALS.