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Having trouble functioning. >> reporter: as for shinseki, the remaining support he has is tenuous. do you still think he should be at the helm? >> listen, i -- ive not called for general shinseki to resign, although i have to admit im getting a little closer. i dont want people to get confused what the shiny ball is here. the shiny ball is the systemic failure of this agency. >> reporter: so if thats the case, why are you getting closer? >> the reports that continue to come are appalling. and th...

Is anybody here from va? >> reporter: the v.a. says they were invited 15 hours earlier and had scheduling conflicts. they turned over 3,000 e-mails at 2:30 in the morning. at phoenix is where the problems first surfaced. today, the presidents point person on this, rob nabors visited the facility and someone describes the horror of delay in care just back from war zones. >> were talking about people being injured by being blown up by ieds. were talking about people who had a mental breakdown and ...

Were talking about? >> were talking about people that were injured by being blown up by ieds, people who had a mental break down and have severe ptsd and are having trouble functioning. were talking about veterans that were severely injured by some means while in the military even if it was not in actual come bakt because we have people in rollover vehicle stents. >> who have you told this to? >> the oig knows when they spoke to me. the oig inspectors can ask anyone who does scheduling. >> they ...

>> youre kidding. >> no, but its the same for everyone. everyone is made to wait. >> now? that is happening now? >> unless they changed something since the -- >> youre there now. >> since all this happened. >> but were talking about two or three weeks. >> right. >> can you tell me two or three weeks ago what type of person were talking about? >> were talking about people that were injured by being blown up by ieds. were talking about people who had a mental breakdown. and have severe ptsd and ca...

Hello, im wolf blitzer reporting from washington. disturbing details coming to light today disturbing the scandal plagued v.a. hospital in phoenix. troops coming home were kept waiting for 10 months for follow-up at the facility. these were not run of the mill issues that could be delayed. >> were talking about people that were injured by being blown up by ieds. were talking about people who had a mental breakdown and have severe ptsd and having trouble functioning. were talking about veterans t...

Charges are coming from a medical director at the phoenix veterans affairs hospital. its one of many va centers accused of cooking the books to hide massive delays, sometimes deadly delays in getting veterans much-needed health care. the doctor says it was going on just a few weeks ago. whats more, the victims include combat veterans wounded in iraq and afghanistan. >> were talking about people that were injured by being blown up by ieds. were talking about people who had a mental breakdown and ...

Scheduling, do not. >> who are coming to the phoenix v.a. for care, for war injuries are being put on a waiting list and made to wait six to ten months? >> yes, or longer. >> youre kidding. >> no, but its the same for everyone. everyone is made to wait. >> now? that is happening now? >> unless they changed something since the -- >> youre there now. >> since all this happened. >> but were talking about two or three weeks. >> right. >> can you tell me two or three weeks ago what type of person wer...