VA offers Veterans new resources to safely store lethal means

My father was a hunter, from WVA, I’ve had guns in my hands since I was 5-I’m 85, now, Had time as a uniformed police officer, keep a gun for home protection.

I was sent to an outside doctor, because of my lower back pain that radiates down my legs. It is so intense that it will actually put me on my knees, whether I am ready or not. Anyways, the doctor they sent me to walked in the room with his laptop. In his broken Iranian accent, I did my homework after, he proceeded to pick up my medication bottles from the VA. He then ordered me to tell him where I was getting my Adderall from. I explained the prescriptions all came from the VA, and this is why I brought in the bottles themselves. Bear in mind, he still has not introduced himself or asked my issue. He then informed me that HE had access to everybody’s prescriptions, and that mine was not listed. Once again he DEMANDED that I tell him where I was getting the medication from, and what was I doing with it. I gave him the same answer as before. He proceeded to stand up, pick up his laptop, and walk out of the room saying that he would get to the bottom of it. The entire time he was there, he never said hello, goodbye, got to hell…..nothing. The nurse left the room dumbfounded, and returned with a specimen bottle. She stated I was being instructed by the doctor to give a urine specimen before anything else. I filled the cup, returned it to the nurse at the reception desk, and left the building. I immediately contacted the representative that had given me this doctor to go to. I explained how humiliating, and angry it made me being treated like this. I also explained that under no uncertain terms would I ever come back here. The next thing I know I am receiving a bill from this “doctor”, and I use the term very loosely, for the amount of over $600. The bill was for an office visit, doctor consult, and urinalysis. I contacted the representative again, and was told that he probably had billed the wrong address. The last time I sent the bill in, I was told the funds weren’t there to pay the bill at the time. Needless to say, it has gone against my credit now. This is the BEST thing that has happened to me through the VA system. How can you operate a medical / recovery hospital or service with bankers? PLEASE … The Veteran’s Benefits Association is there to assist the veteran in any way they can? Then why are they the individuals that are also responsible for hiring / contracting the individuals doing the C & P? I have read the guidelines for the C & P, and upfront they are ORDERED to disregard any idea that they are there to help the veteran at all. They have only one function, and that is to deny all claims. Please go in, and read for yourself. They are to disprove by showing the veteran as having :used false statements, malingering, over exaggeration, alcohol abuse, drug abuse, and any other means that will look unfavorably on the veteran. Don’t get me wrong, because the final report states the reviewer did not go solely on the words of the C & P. I didn’t see any other statements besides the C & P, because they claim that being seen by the same doctor for too long reduces the validity. That because you see the same doctor for a number of years does not make the doctor familiar with your symptoms, but actually makes the doctor too compassionate towards the patient. I have been asked by every mental health, general health, and specialist as to why I am not receiving any disability. I have been asked I don’t know how many times why I even give a urinalysis, because of the medication I am on? This is fair? This is the VA’s idea of taking care of soldiers? I have not been able to hold a job in seven years. SEVEN DAMN YEARS!!!! I STILL PAY A CO-PAY, AND PRESCRIPTION CO-PAY!!! This isn’t worth it anymore. I am only a burden on my family. Obviously a burden on the system as well. I served in Desert Shield, Desert Storm, Sabre, Bosnia, and Croatia. Yet this barely out of high school, two year degree C & P idiot has the nerve to state that I must be exaggerating, she sees nowhere that I was in any combat, and states that she believes that nothing I say can be accepted as the truth. To hell with all of them. I know in my heart that every last one of these people will get what they deserve. I just wish I would still be around to watch it. Just another disgruntled veteran that will be dead soon enough. That was the VA won’t have to worry about me anymore. Thanks for nothing.

The NRA has a whole lot of programs already in place for this. You guys should check them out.

You are correct. The left hand doesn’t know what the right hand. I get approve for surgery at an outside doctor then the cancel it. It happen five times to me. Call my representative for help it took them 5 months to get back to me. It was a power play from someone at the veterans administration here in hawaii. The kicker was the law that they (veteran administration use) was not effective until 5 June 2019. They cancel my appointments in April and May causing a delay of service. Having to fight for appointments is fun. Yea having fun. I change modules do to lack of care. VA cannot keep its doctors. And have a lack of them here in hawaii.

This is a bullsht opinion piece. Just because you’re a veteran doesn’t mean you need your guns locked up. I bet the same idiot that came up with this idea is for red flag laws.

The idea that a veteran’s firearms must be locked up is BS on toast. Crap published by an anti-gun lunatic. Just because a weapon is available does not mean a person is going to use it to harm themselves. Unless there are children around only a moron keeps an unloaded revolver in his house. Having survived a home invasion, had I not had a loaded gun I would be dead.