The Patriot Post® · 18 More Vets Died

“An additional 18 veterans in the Phoenix area whose names were kept off an official electronic Veterans Affairs appointment list have died,” reports CBS News. Acting VA Secretary Sloan Gibson said he does not know whether the 18 new deaths were related to long waiting times for appointments but said they were in addition to the 17 reported last month by the VA’s inspector general.“ Whistleblowers have alleged that 40 veterans died as a result of the death panel in Phoenix alone, with others nationwide. The VA previously acknowledged 17 deaths in Phoenix. The IG also previously found that 1,700 Phoenix vets waited an average of 115 days for care. We’d say Gibson and whoever ends up in charge at the VA have their work cut out for them. More…