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Ongoing Struggles With The Veterans "Choice" Program

KSJD | By Tom Yoder

Published March 25, 2016 at 10:01 AM MDT

In this edition of KSJD's monthly Veteran's Affairs program, KSJD's Tom Yoder talks with Montezuma County Veterans Service Officer Rick Torres and Bert Valencia of local VFW Post 5231 about recent successes in getting local vets their benefits, and how the Veterans Choice program continues to be problematic for vets and medical providers.

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