THIS IS MY SHOCKED FACE:
They are making things difficult for our veterans.
As a Veteran, I can’t begin to tell you how excited I am to be signing up next year for my VA Benefits so I don’t have to go on 0bamacare.
*Rolleyes*
Thank goodness I’ve been healthy as a horse up until now.
5.56mm
I think Santorum had the suggestion to close down most VA hospitals, keep the best open as specialty centers dealing with amputations, rehabilitation, PTSD, and other conditions more common to the military, and provide Medicare-type coverage to the other eligible veterans so they can be treated by private-sector doctors and hospitals. That sounds like a solution to me.
THIS IS MY SHOCKED FACE:
Was wondering why I was seeing signs and info at my local VA clinic about Hep C. I did not pay any attention to it, because I thought it was from shooting drugs. Turns out that veterans from the 60s and 70s were getting shots from contaminated air guns.
This veteran has no complaints. My care at the VA has always been timely. competent and thorough.
I still have not been seen, in a year and a half, for a cyst in my liver and a hernia. Been asking for a while.
I do have appts now, but that is because I complained to VA and my congressman.
my spinal issues are now assigned to a civilian doctor, and that is taking time.
3 MRI’s, 2 Ultrasounds, 3 CT scans, many blood tests, but NEVER a doctor until I complained.
criminal negligence. THEY found the things I mentioned.
The new head of the VA posted his cell number and invited Veterans who had issues with the VA Hospital to call him personally -— so I took him at his word and called him. He promised to personally get back with Veterans who called to address their situations. That was almost a year ago, and I’m STILL waiting for my return call . . .
For six years I asked to see a specialist.
They finally had me see an RN who asked me to spell my illness so she could look it up on the computer.
That was my specialist.