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8. I'm under V.A. care because of agent orange exposure in during the Vietnam War Games
Wed Jun 17, 2026, 04:02 PM
Wednesday

I don't have an endocrinologist. It's not routine for the V.A. to do that unless a primary care clinic identifies a specific problem.
The vast majority of us simply see a primary care clinic...routine visits every 6 months sort of thing.

I've had to change Drs because of the personnel shuffle last year. I now have a Dr who I can count on contracting me back, who uses AI to do her decision making and assigns most of her work with me to assistants of assistants, often persons who haven't completed their education and licensure. I don't much like it but there is nothing to be done about it.

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