When, last October, I realized I had cancer (yes I diagnosed myself), I didn’t dare go to the VA. I was too interested in surviving, so I went to UNC Chapel Hill and they had me cured by January.
Screw the VA and their surly, belligerent and stupid employees. If I want a fight with a black I just go to WalMart. No need to drive all the way to Durham or Fayetteville.
The other issue is .. they WON’T hire the medical professionals who could potentially help. Just try “getting in” to THAT system ...you need at least a year experience and after that, it can take a year just to get hired.
Plenty of new graduate np’s who could do exams and help with a backlog.