Department of Veterans Affairs doctors are furious over a recent decision by the Pentagon to block their access to medical information needed to treat severely injured troops arriving at VA hospitals from Iraq and Afghanistan.
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"My JPTA account has been disabled within last few days," [Dr. Shane] McNamee wrote. "I called the hotline and was told that all VA accounts have been locked. Could not get a good answer why. Anyhow -- I have 4 [Iraq/Afghanistan] service members to arrive within the next 2 days. This information is terribly important," the doctor wrote.
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Yup, supporting our troops. Heaven forbid you want to bring them all home though, then you're 'undermining them'. I don't know how more 'undrmined' you can get when you come home with a serious brain injury and your treating neurosurgeon can't get your records because of some inter-agency prick-waving contest. Support the troops? Yeah, as long as they can carry a rifle and shoot straight.
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