The backlog of applications from veterans needing medical care isn’t getting any shorter. That’s the word from Hughes County Veterans Service Officer Mike Mullin. https://media-cdn.socastsrm.com/wordpress/wp-content/blogs.dir/2626/files/2024/10/100924-hughes1.mp3 Mullin says it typically takes five to six months before a veteran has their procedure approved, prompting this exchange with Hughes County Commissioner Tom Rounds. https://media-cdn.socastsrm.com/wordpress/wp-content/blogs.dir/2626/files/2024/10/100924-hughes2.mp3 Commissioner Connie Hohn asked Mullin about what level of bureaucracy is slowing down the approval process. https://media-cdn.socastsrm.com/wordpress/wp-content/blogs.dir/2626/files/2024/10/100924-hughes3.mp3 Mullin sometimes gets asked to interpret what private medical insurance will or won’t cover, but that’s not something he can do. https://media-cdn.socastsrm.com/wordpress/wp-content/blogs.dir/2626/files/2024/10/100924-hughes4.mp3 Mullin spoke during this week’s (Oct. 7, 2024) Hughes County Commission meeting.