The Patriot Post® · VA Problems Run Deep

Veterans Affairs whistleblower Scott Davis explained the attitude problem at the VA, saying, “We don’t discuss veterans. We do not work for veterans. That is something that I learned after working there. Our customer is the VA central office, the White House and the Congress. The veterans are not our priority. So whatever the initiatives are or the big ticket items, that is what we focus on.” He also told how applications for care were destroyed in order to meet quotas and timelines. But worse, he said, “[W]e actually put incoming applications aside so we could focus on the ACA [ObamaCare] related applications that came in over last summer.” It’s difficult to put into words how outrageous it is for veterans to be cast aside to create space for ObamaCare. This sort of bureaucratic malfeasance perhaps explains why a veteran died waiting 30 minutes for an ambulance from a hospital only five minutes away. More…