Disabled veterans had to wait more than two months for the government to fix their wheelchairs, leading to some veterans confined to beds because of mismanagement at the Department of Veterans Affairs, according to a new audit.
The inspector general for Veterans Affairsreported this week on problems at VA medical facilities in its southeast network with its repair system for scooters and wheelchairs. One vet waited as long as 210 days—roughly 7 months—for his power wheelchair to be fixed.
The inspector general initiated the audit after Senate committee chairman Johnny Isakson (R., Ga.) heard of delays at the Atlanta VA. The audit found that the problem was widespread at eight facilities within the Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) in the southeast.
The audit revealed 40 percent of repair orders were delayed, taking an average 69 days to complete.
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Let's start sending the VA slackers to Kandahar or the DMZ or Syria and let them see what our soldiers have to endure to EARN their benefits. Are there any government workers who give a damn!
ReplyDeleteThe VA should have loaner chairs so there is no waiting time,ZERO. They've earned it and we owe it to them.
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