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,he may look like your everday kinda guy; but he has served 3 tours overseas and is was an airman: a well respected one at that. 4 days ago he was stung by an insect, reacting severly to this bite, we headed to our local VA. Richland VA clinic in WA state. There, they rudely refused for this veteran to be seen or treated because he was not their patient and they also stated that ""they didn't have to treat him if they didn't want to."" The front desk employee then began to mock him as he referenced the VA handbook; stating that a veteran can turn to a VA clinic and be seen in between patients. When asked the names of the nurse and front desk employee, they said "" I'm not obligated to give you my name"" as they covered their name tags. We then had no choice but to go to ER and risk the chance of having to pay out of pocket. He was diagnosed with an anaphalatic reaction which was infected at the sting sight causing cellulitis. If untreated, this veteran could have faced severe conditions. Is this how our veterans should be treated? I think not. Please share if you support our veterans and active duty military. We want to show the real colors of richland VA veteran clinic and bring light to the reality.
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