- Joined
- Mar 14, 2016
- Messages
- 88
- Reason
- Lost a loved one
- Diagnosis
- 02/2016
- Country
- US
- State
- SC
- City
- Summerville
So we were awarded benefits for hubby. Now we can't get a frickin' VA appointment. We want to go to a VA clinic closer to our house so we don't have to go to downtown Charleston and mess with all the traffic, not to mention lack of parking space. The VA provided us the phone numbers to call. When I call the extension for the clinic we want to go to it goes to voice mail. No one bothers to call back. When I call the main VA number they say they will "send a note". Then they send a message to the same person who never calls me back when I leave a voice mail. Surprise! Still no response. I don't have the time this week but I guess Monday I'll have to go park my butt there until someone makes an appointment or I wind up in jail for going psycho on government employees...the sad part is we don't even really want a VA primary care physician but my understanding is that we have to have one to get referred to the VA ALS clinic in Charleston. I actually sent an email to Robert McDonald (the VA secretary) because I've heard his office responds to these kind of things. I did get a return email saying they would be in touch with me but we'll see if that really happens. Just needed to let off some steam.