Originally Posted By: deadeye48
The VA has a denial system just like the SSA does. Its called the three D's "Delay, Deny, until they Die" Before I found I had lung cancer I had several of the guys I served with contact me urging me to get to the VA because they were having serious health problems. So in 1996 I went to get an appointment for a physical and was delayed until 2006. When I got in they cycled me through without checking me over like they should or they would've found the cancer before it got to other parts of my body. It almost cost me my life and would have if I'd went much longer.


I had an uncle who was self employed and had no insurance other than the VA. He had a heart attack on a Thursday and was sent to the VA hospital and told he needed immediate bypass surgery. They told him that unfortunately they were backlogged and it would be two weeks before they could get him in. They sent him home and he died that weekend at home. This was in the late 90's before people started realizing how bad VA healthcare was.

Lord, please help us get our nation straightened out.