Tennessee veterans, many of whom have been stationed at Ft. Campbell. often face long waits for care and denial of claims when seeking health care through the Veterans Administration.(Win McNamee/Getty Images)(Photo by Luke Sharrett/Getty Images)
In March 2024, I had an altercation with people who had broken into my late father’s home. Afterwards, I spent long hours cleaning the property, and when I returned home and went to the ER on post, I learned I had torn several tendons in my right arm as a result of the incident.
Despite months of therapy, my recovery stalled, and it took more than 14 months for the Veterans Administration (VA) to schedule a needed EMG test, which I had to drive to Franklin to receive — an hour away from my home in Clarksville. That was September 2024, and I am still not healed…