What Would You Like to Ask or Say to the New VA Secretary Doug Collins?

How do you get cataract surgery when you can't find anyone to spend a day at the VA hospital with you? Also, how can very low vision Veterans schedule appointments when they can't read the text on a cellphone?

Doug, what I want to say I can’t put on paper because it’s not nice
The VA needs to improve how it deals with veterans and not make them wait forever to get an answer

Well, Without Spending Too Much Time, I'll Make It Short & Angry
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I would ask him to streamline the Administrative people. The workers (doctors, nurses, lab techs, ...) all try to help and get stuck in "Red Tape". They now PRINT a pre-screen and post-screen multi page document for EVERY appointment.
Had three appointments one day and had three copies of the forms with different locator ID's. Prefer the old way when you check out, "Your next appointment is ... Would you like a printout of that?" Now there is NO choice. They have to print it and YOU have to get rid of it properly as it has personal info on it.

I love the support I have been getting from the staff here. They have been polite and patient. Just administrative problems.

Mike,

I have dedicated my website onlyusa.us to highlighting issues impacting veteran care and benefits, including common sense solutions.

Mike, I would ask the Secretary to visit http://www.onlyusa.us and click on "sign up for updates."

Semper Fi

He doesn’t have enough time in his day to talk to someone like me.

To bad he’ll never get the message.

~~ WHY Do MOST Vets And VA Medical Centers NOT Know THIS: ~~~
And Even WITH This Information We Must FIGHT For This RIGHT ~~
I'm Going On 4 YEARS ~ For TRELEGY COPD Inhalers & A PORTABLE Oxygen Machine
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Sent: 11/25/2023 9:52:08 PM Pacific Standard Time ~
Subject: Is A Military Veteran Entitled To Care And Supplies, Through ANY Va Facility, Regardless Of Where He Resides?

YES, a military veteran can receive medical products from out-of-state VA facilities, even if they are not living there.
However, the veteran must be eligible for VA care without needing to enroll or be enrolled in VA health care 1. The eligibility for community care is dependent upon a veteran’s individual health care needs or circumstances 1. In most cases, veterans must receive approval from VA prior to obtaining care from a community provider 1. VA staff members generally make all eligibility determinations 1. Please note that VA is not authorized to ship medications or medical/surgical supply items outside of the U.S. or its territories 2. If you’re a veteran who lives overseas, you remain entitled to the benefits and services you earned through your military service. Most VA benefits are payable regardless of your place of residence or nationality 3. If you’re moving outside the U.S., you’ll need to sign up for the Foreign Medical Program. Through this program, VA will pay for certain needed health care services received in foreign countries to treat a service-connected disability or a disability that’s making a service-connected condition worse 4.
I hope this helps!

Good evening COL Mikel J. Burroughs. Excellent post. Thank you for sharing this Sir. I'm very sure that there are a lot individuals who would like to ask him a ton of questions.

How Can I have a 100% PTSD rating, while VA is ignoring the Head injury that caused at FT Gordon. It was investigated and given LOD status. Your department owes me 30+ years of Backpay.