Eric GarciaVerified account

It effects too many. Accountability is the biggest issue at least from my experience they just don't care and the vets suffer. And the choice program is a joke as far as efficiency. A vet who can't go to VA gets to pick from local Drs and the VA picks up the tab no middle man.

Oh, I already know about the choice program, it is a joke. I had surgery back on June 19th of 2019. 2 weeks after the surgery, I knew something was wrong. The doctor's office blew me off. It has taken me this long to see another shoulder specialist.

I went to a Dr the VA said my referral was canceled because I was seeing an outside Dr (which was a choice Dr through the VA). Took 3 months to sort it out then wait for an appointment.

After 30 days, they are suppose to refer you to another doctor, either VA or an outside doctor.

I had to see my primary, get a referral again, wait for an appointment then wait for choice to call, then tell them I wanted to see the same Dr, then wait on authorization and then make an appointment.

More "hoops" to jump through. I've had enough of the red-tape to last me 3 lifetimes already. I'm 100% service-connected (finally). Only took them 32 years to figure it out.

Once I sent my new conditions in after i got out I got 100. The VA doesn't like to make it easy for any of us.

Oh, I raised 9 kinds of hell about my disability severance pay. This was 1986, they took taxes out of it and then, before I received any compensation from the VA, that had to be recouped. Give a whole new meaning of getting screwed without being kissed!