AdvertisementDespite $10B 'Fix,' Veterans Are Waiting Even Longer To See DoctorsMay 16, 2016Quil LawrencefacebookEmail"Some days I wake up and go, 'Am I wasting time, when I could be on chemotherapy or getting a surgery?' " asks Tony Lapinski, a Montana veteran who worries about what is causing his severe back pain. (Michael Albans for NPR)