Congress puts Veterans in eight different priority groups to receive V.A. health care.

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http://www.va.gov/healthbenefits/resources/priority_groups.asp

Congress created these priority groups and the V.A had to implement it.

Now they wonder why some Veterans are having problems gaining access to V.A. health care. Maybe they should look in the mirror for who is to blame for the current alleged problems in the V.A. Eight classes of Veterans definitely helped create the problem. Congress should put all Veterans in one category, Veteran, period.

I see my primary care doctor at the V.A. every six months. If I have a problem between appointments I can usually get in to see my doctor within days. I would rate my care at the V.A. as excellent every step of the way.

Veterans have to make the system work for them and if they do it works well. Not all
Veterans can do this on their own but there is help available to them by Veteran organizations and patient advocates in the V.A.