VA a no show; store workers fix vet's wheelchair

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

http://news.msn.com/us/va-a-no-show-store-workers-fix-vets-wheelchair?

NEW YORK (AP) — What the Veterans Administration failed to do for double amputee Michael Sulsona in two years, some New York hardware store workers delivered in an hour: They fixed his broken wheelchair.

The 62-year-old Vietnam veteran said he petitioned the VA for a new chair two years ago and received no reply. Then his wheelchair broke last week.

When Sulsona was in a Lowe's home improvement store on Staten Island, a bolt on the already worn-out wheelchair snapped and a back wheel was about to fall off. Three Lowe's employees stayed late after their 10 p.m. closing time to do the repair, for free.

"They said, 'You're not leaving till it's like new again,'" Sulsona recalled.

The next day, Sulsona wrote a letter to his local newspaper, the Staten Island Advance, to thank the store's employees.

"I kept thanking them and all they could say was, 'It was our honor,'" he wrote. "The actions of these three employees at Lowe's showed me there are some who still believe in stepping to the plate. ... Someone needed help and they felt privileged to be given the opportunity."

[landr 126]

Wow, he was 19 when he lost his legs.

From my fiance's experience, the VA system is broken. This was "news" a couple of months ago when Shinseki was forced to resign, but I've not come across many news reports about any progress in fixing it.

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

Wow, he was 19 when he lost his legs.

From my fiance's experience, the VA system is broken. This was "news" a couple of months ago when Shinseki was forced to resign, but I've not come across many news reports about any progress in fixing it.

It's been broken for decades. My grandfather goes to the VA Hospital for his treatments. I hate taking him since the place is a mess. It's disgraceful the way they treat vets.

[landr 126]

It's disgraceful the way they treat vets.

I agree.

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

It's been broken for decades. My grandfather goes to the VA Hospital for his treatments. I hate taking him since the place is a mess. It's disgraceful the way they treat vets.

Agree and there will be a great outcry and then it will be forgotten. In 10-15 years it will surface again. I vote for providing them private health insurance options and shutting it down, save a few regional centers specializing in post combat recovery stuff

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

Agree and there will be a great outcry and then it will be forgotten. In 10-15 years it will surface again. I vote for providing them private health insurance options and shutting it down, save a few regional centers specializing in post combat recovery stuff

I agree as well. Dirty, dingy, lazy, and irresponsible. And that's on a good day.

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

I agree as well. Dirty, dingy, lazy, and irresponsible. And that's on a good day.

I am sorry I slipped. It's all the Kenyans fault

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

I am sorry I slipped. It's all the Kenyans fault

Can't believe it took 7 posts to point this out.