Veterans forced to wait in heat, stand for long periods of time at SA VA clinic

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By KSAT

The South Texas Veterans Health Care System has promised to add seating to the lobby of a Northwest Side VA clinic, days after KSAT 12 cameras captured video of military veterans and their loved ones sitting outside while waiting for appointments.

Pictures obtained by The Defenders show that veterans, some of whom are disabled, are forced to stand in lines or lean against walls inside the building, since the first-floor lobby has no seating accommodations.

“I’m treated like an animal. I’ve seen dogs at the dog pound treated better,” said Francisco Canales, a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps, who was injured while fighting during the Vietnam War. “You have two options: You sit on the floor or you lean up against the wall. Well, if you’re handicapped like I am, it’s difficult for me to sit on the floor, then get up again.”

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