I understand the V for valor is a device, a device awarded under specific circumstances, but a device nonetheless; it's not a medal. The medal is the Bronze Star, the same medal awarded to admin clerks that never leave the wire. Significant achievement in contributions to warfighting beats processing awards, so I can see why they did what they did; the new medal is higher than the Bronze Star. There is no separate ranking for Bronze Star with V just like there is no distinction between small arms expert and small arms expert with device..
I also understand the V for valor is a device that won't end up on the new medal, so there's no comparison between the two.
As far as the PH question goes, you won't answer because it doesn't fit the manufactured outrage. When the first BS, a medal ranked higher than PH, went to an admin clerk, where was the outcry?