Georgia Community Base VA Clinic Not Taking New Patients?

VA to Iraq war veteran: We're not taking new patients 
Military Times
Patricia Kime
Staff Writer
June 30, 2015

Iraq war veteran Chris Dorsey says he was denied care at the Oakwood, Ga., VA clinic. (Photo: Courtesy of Chris Dorsey)

Iraq war veteran Chris Dorsey figured that no one would believe he had been turned away from a VA clinic when he sought an appointment for post-traumatic stress disorder.

So when he went on Tuesday to another facility, the VA Oakwood, Georgia, Community Based Outpatient Clinic, he flipped on his smartphone camera.

On the video, Dorsey is heard waiting patiently in line for more than 5 minutes. When he reaches the check-in counter, he informs the desk he needs a transfer from the Athens, Georgia, VA system and an appointment.

The response?

"We're not accepting any new patients — not this clinic," the VA employee behind the desk says, without providing any extra information, assistance or follow-on guidance for treatment.

According to Dorsey, his previous experience, getting turned away at the VA clinic in Lawrenceville, Georgia, prompted him to bring his camera to the Oakwood facility.
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