For the four million veterans who call rural America home, long drives are often part of life—for necessities like groceries, gas, and for medical care at VA hospitals. But what about those veterans who can’t drive and live in remote areas? How are they supposed to reach their VA appointments? The answer isn’t simple. Take… Read more »
Imagine you attempt to fill a glass of water, but the water keeps leaking out the sides. You then look and notice the glass itself has cracks and is damaged. With this observation, you notice the problem isn’t that the glass needs more water…but that the glass itself needs to be fixed to properly do… Read more »
For some veterans, the Department of Veterans Affairs provides excellent medical care. For others, the care is terrible. And for some, experience moves from one end of the spectrum to the other. For more than 30 years, Air Force veteran Bob Bowser never had a problem with the VA. But in his final year of… Read more »
The Department of Veterans Affairs has gone unaccountable to the veterans it serves for too long. CVA and House VA Committee Chairman Mike Bost are on a mission to change that. Watching the latest Congress Convo with CVA’s Russ Duerstine and Rep. Bost as they discuss current investigations into the VA and what Congress can… Read more »
Ten years ago, news broke of scandal at the Phoenix Department of Veterans Affairs medical facility. Staffers were keeping two sets of wait lists for appointments – the fake one in their scheduling system to create the appearance of short waits and the real one, kept outside the system, with much longer wait times. Veterans… Read more »
Army veteran Amanda Tallman thought the Department of Veterans Affairs would be there to help her with her physical and mental health after leaving service. But what she experienced was far from helpful. Amanda faced hurdles and barriers at the VA that took a toll on her health, especially at the embattled Phoenix VA medical… Read more »
A beautiful day for a motorcycle ride turned into a nightmare for the Blaylock family, leading to a battle with the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide needed care to an Army veteran struggling with his physical and mental health. Cay Blaylock recently joined the American Potential Podcast to share her husband Matt’s story and… Read more »
