The Veteran’s Affairs scandal sure has been forgotten fast hasn’t it?
Vet Douglas Chase died of brain cancer in 2012…and he just received a letter granting him with a doctors appointment through the VA.
The Department of Veteran Affairs is apologizing for finally responding to a hospital appointment request letter, two years too late.
Suzanne Chase of Acton, Massachusetts, has been working to put the pain of losing her husband, Douglas Chase, to brain cancer, almost two years ago.
In 2012, a year after her husband’s diagnosis, Chase attempted to move his care in Boston to a nearby veteran’s hospital in Bedford. She said they waited for four months with no reply but Doug died in August 2012.
Just two weeks ago, Chase received a letter from the VA finally responding to her appointment request.
“The letter invited him to make an appointment with primary care at the VA, if he so desired. Then at the bottom they said they wanted a quick response,” Chase told ABC’s Boston affiliate WCVB.
The VA letter concluded, “We are committed to providing primary care in a timely manner and would greatly appreciate a prompt response.”
“I was absolutely stunned, to say the least. Really? Seriously? They are sending me a letter now? I don’t have words to describe it,” said Chase.
As if adding salt to the wound, her Vietnam veteran husband was denied veterans funeral benefits because he was never actually treated at a veterans’ hospital.
“I feel like our vets should be our number one priority. I am concerned that a healthy veteran with a medical condition will have to wait until it becomes a catastrophic condition. This isn’t fair for people who serve our country,” said Chase.
“We regret any distress our actions have caused to the Veteran’s widow and family. At the Department of Veterans Affairs our most important mission is to provide the high quality health care and benefits Veterans have earned and deserve – where and when they need it,” a VA spokesperson told ABC News.
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That is obamas plan, bring in the immigrants and everyone will forget Benghazi, the V A, and the I R S scandal… he knows full well what he is doing… Create a Diversion…. this is an EVIL person… God help us !!
I thank god every day that I don’t have to go back to a V.A. Hospital except for my service connected injuries.
Obama is a disgrace ,nut job. God help America.
Unbelievable….disgusting.
they deserve much better
They gave themselves bonuses and fat salaries, perks and anything else they could think of, but, they let veterens die, kept others waiting for months for appts. These are truly evil people starting with Obama on down. I am equally upset with Congress because they could have defunded all these things and did not. They have the blood of decent Americans on their hands as well.
YET THE ILLEGALS THAT COME HERE GET IMMEDIATE ATTENTION.. GO FIGURE!!!! THIS ADMINISTRATION HAS TO GO!!! FROM THE PRES. ON DOWN THE LINE!!!
This is so crazy and bizarre !. Obama needs to be impeached and now!, a disgrace to our society !this so smart Obama Idiot needs to be sued and spend time behind bars!.
awful for Veteran and family.
Thank you mr. F head Osloma and you gd fn ideas of changing our world .