Veterans Affairs Distorts Wait Times

I read that the Department of Veterans Affairs repeatedly understated wait times for injured veterans seeking medical care and in many serious cases made the veteran wait more than 30 days, counter to department policy, according to an internal investigation. The review by the VA Inspector Generals Office examined 700 outpatient appointments for primary and specialty care scheduled in October 2006 at ten medical centers. The Veterans Health Administration in recent months falsely reported to Congress that 95% of its appointments were schedule within 30 days of a patent's request when in fact 75% of veterans received timely appointments. We veterans are called to arms at a moments notice, to put our lives at risk, and when the time comes to care for veterans, we receive inadequate respect, and care, this is outrageous!!