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John A. Brandecker, Director, Hunter Holmes McGuire Medical Center, 1201 Broad Rock Road, Richmond, VA, 23249

Dear Mr. Brandecker,

Reconciling myself to the Veterans Administration having some illogical, irrational hidden agenda for curtailing and ending my benefits, I would like to have copies of all of my records for conveyance to a private practitioner. It is funny that the media recently accused the V.A. of over-prescribing medications: The reporters clearly did not visit the Hunter Holmes McGuire Medical Center in Richmond, Virginia.

I cannot fathom how and why you deny me a $9/month medication for my narcolepsy. Yet, you spend many more dollars having a social worker call me up to ask if I am a danger to others and/or myself. On a continuum from zero to one hundred, I am still a zero in terms of harming others. Of myself, since the last pill of my medication over two months ago, I have had more depressive and suicidal thoughts than in previous months, years or decades combined. And, it is both the V.A. and your fault for two reasons.

1. I am not able to sleep regularly since, with little or no warning, I fall into eight to fifteen naps a day. Really, sometimes I do fall into a chair, bed or sofa. I am often neither awake nor asleep but in a ill-frame of mind without motivation to keep my eyes open let alone get up to do something. I am physically in a horrible state, in part, because I take my anxiety out on food and beer. I have put on twenty pounds in the last two months.
2. I have a long-standing reputation of helping others. I have other projects in the works but all are behind schedule which is frustrating and depressing.

Except for when my anger pumps up my adrenaline, you have executed a virtual lobotomy upon me. I cannot keep awake or attention long enough to finish many thoughts planted long ago or to tie the strings of well-thought out solutions.

My wife and I have no kids because in the 1980's we decided to let Timism be my child and mistress. Life is less meaningful which is funny since I dedicated "Meaning of Life" to some good V.A. staffers. You are like a concentration camp commandant who has taken away my loved ones, leaving me in a grey mist of resentment and anger with no recourse but the final course.

Thus, I am depressed for good reason. And, I am paranoid for good reason. You say I must come in to be evaluated. Given the sequence of events over years that preceded this letter

• blood clinic mistreatment, ombudsman, prior director, blood tech disruption, eye clinic mis-prescription, eye clinic paper-grabber, ER lecture on being a good patient, benefits ended, a social worker instead of justice, and all my certified letters of complaint,
  would you put your life in the hands of people who fail to self-police their
• regulatory and legal violation of V.A. guidelines, medical guidelines, legal rights and human rights?

If you are denying and hiding this much with me, how many other policy-complaining vets are you "gulag-izing" instead of  the V.A. admitting and correcting your mistakes? Really, a social worker asking if I am suicidal instead of an honest, realistic ombudsman!

I did nothing wrong. I complained about mistreatment by V.A. staff which continues with your canceling the benefits that I once had for years. As my V.A. websegment homepage says, "Never Complain at the Veterans Administration."

So, I am not sure where this is going to end. I have spent my adult life (over 40 years) seeking answers to how to help individuals and humanity with the one life that I have. Timism is my testament. I will not be flummoxed into silence by an escalating, "You have not seen anything yet."

As is spelled in regulations and laws, and for reasons given above, I would like to have copies of all records and communications concerning my visits, treatments and evaluatons to and at McGuire Veterans Hospital, Broadrock Road, Richmond, Virginia, since 2004, including, but not limited to the following:

1. Computer records
2. Digitized hardcopy of typed, hand-written, printed or keyboard information.
3. Medical results and tests

In addition, since I was apparently redflagged as dangerous and put on a "watch" list, I would like to know when and the reasons why. Also, I would like to know the date that my medication benefits were cancelled.

With sincerity and certainty,

Robert S. Barnett (6096)
3600 Anne Street
Richmond, VA 23225

P.S. Once again, when this summer or next the US East Coast suffers a massive heatwave, drought and megafire like the recent escalating Rocky Mountain megafires, remember I could have spent more time pursuing public awareness of the Polar Timebomb which is behind the polar vortices and the forthcoming conflagration. Evil triumphs when evil prevents good men from acting. I do not need to physically harm anyone because the friends, neighbors and co-workers will condemn you as they become aware of your very questionable impediments to my doing my best actions.