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Letters to the Editors – 2

VA medical system gives runaround

I am a veteran and have been trying for the past two-to-three months to get treatment through the Chattanooga VA system.

When I first started trying to see a doctor, I was given an appointment three months away on Aug. 2. After many calls to the telephone care system, I was given an appointment in Chattanooga and got exactly nothing.

Many more calls and I was sent to Murfreesboro emergency room.

Many more calls and I was sent to Nashville VA emergency room. I was given pain medication and scheduled for testing, MRI scheduled in three months and pain management after that.