My wife, who is a veteran and not a Veterans Administration Patient, was diagnosed with a rare Numerological degeneration issue. I ran into a nurse at a motorcycle rally, who works in a section at the VA hospital that deas with issues such as hers. We talked, and she has been amazing at providing us information.

I am being seen at that hospital and have nothing but good things to say about it and am very thankful to help we are now receiving for my wife’s issue from this team even though she is not registered for VA care yet.

Good to hear. Are you referring to a NEUROLOGICAL issue?

Yes I am, Corticobasal degeneration. Autocorrect strikes me again.

That is good to know you also had a good experience.

I now go to a VA clinic in Reading, PA and a VA main facility in Lebanon, PA and the care has been absolutely phenomenal.

Not sure about all these VA horror stories about bad docs and long waits. I get seen pretty quickly and the docs and staff have been as good or better than any regular civilian doctors office or medical facility I've ever been to.

My experience has been very good as well both at the local clinic and at the regional VA hospital.

hello almost neighbor,

I am south of the James down in Chesterfield, (guessing you are in Beaverdam)

if you are referring to the VA over off Broad Rock, I know a couple of guys that go there, and have had 0 issues with the place, both speak highly of it,

I am a veteran and my wife is also a veteran and our local VA Outpatient clinic found a heart problem that she had no knowledge and immedately went went across street to a major hospital /kept overnight/and 2 days later at the VA Hospital New Orleans,La and did a in house procedure to correct problem.. This was 5 years ago and all is still good.. Both of us have been pleased with the care that we have received..No complaints.. drill sgt.

I have Afib and go to a Community Care Cardiologist. I go to our local Baton Rouge VA for Audiology and eye care. But they closed our Audiology last year and they told me it was budget cuts (Biden's watch). Audiology opened back up a couple months ago. I'm due for new hearing aids and when I called last week they told me April 2026 would be the next appointment. So I said I want Community Care again. Waiting to see what they say.

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The challenge is VA facilities are highly variable. After some real nightmare stories about 10 years ago, things have been improved greatly. My experience at the Buffalo VA as a patient was ok no complaints but nothing to crow about.

I now live in AZ and can say the care at the Prescott VA ( on the grounds of the old frontier out post fort Whipple) has been phenomenal! Very responsive both in person and on the phone. I am lucky I have no major health problems knock on wood, so only go for my annual check up and a few. Ancillary services. I don’t think I have waited after checking in for an appointment more than 2 minutes before being cared for.

not a vet, so what I have heard is 2nd hand from vets, but this particular hospital was a big brick building,
Dad refused to go there,
have a couple friends that use it for primary care,


used to pass in front of it to go to my grandparents, and dad drove behind it (hopkins rd) every day to the AMSA unit he worked at,

before it was rebuilt, guessing mid to late 70's, dad would stop at a bar that was about 1/4-1/2 mile towards the city for a beer or 3 after work,
place is a convenience store now, back then it was a white structure called the Rabbit,
dark inside, cold beer, juke box, big jar of pigsfeet, eggs or sausage on the corner of the bar,


Dad told me many times of the 'inmates' (patients) that would slip past the gates, some on gurneys, some wheel chairs, that would roll it down the road and actually make it to the bar,

once inside, all the beer was free of course, but the orderly's were also pretty quick in rounding them back up or getting to them before they got to the Rabbit