How have you been treated at the Philadelphia Veteran Hospital?

During my C&P examinations at the Philadelphia VA Hospital, I was seen by a Nurse Practitioner for my shoulders. She started drilling me and interrupting me when I was attempting to answer her. Her contempt for me was clear and she was very upset that I was claiming my shoulders, even though I had a MRI less than a year old that showed tendonopathy in both shoulders and I had grinding in both shoulders. I voiced my frustration at being drilled and treated in this very unprofessional, interrogating manner. I said, “You are acting as though this is an interrogation and treating me as though I am a liar.” She came out and said that she hates her job at the VA; that she has been looking for a new job for over a year and that is because all she does is listen to liars all day. I asked her if the exam was over because I wanted to leave right then. She said no and that I had stay and finish the exam. Instead of finishing the exam, she proceeded to tell me in an angry, irritated and unprofessional voice that she has never seen more lack of integrity than she has working there and that all these veterans are lying to get benefits and things they don’t deserve. I told her that my record had documented proof of the issue and she continued to complain about lying veterans and how she hated her job. She went on like this for at least ten minutes. When she finished, she asked me if there was anything else I wished to tell her. I said no and immediately left the room.

How has your experiences been at this hospital?