I went  to the VA for more than a year...and complained of chest pain and they gave me 17 EKGs and could not find a problem with my heart...,even after a year,I was not able to walk 30 feet or do any kind of work because my sternum was too intense... I begged my Dr to set up an upper GI and finally after a year , I was given an upper GI and the nurse found that I had several  large stones....but this is a case of the VA neglecting my request and basically letting my body go downhill.....when you cant work ...you cant pay for a private physician.... so I was at the mercy of the foreign DR who ignored my request for over 13 months ..........NOW I CANT EXERCISE AT ALL WITHOUT STRUGGLING TO BREATH AND THEREFORE I WILL DIE AN EARLY DEATH, MY MUSCLE TONE IS GONE TOTALLY, I WAS A WEIGHT LIFTER IN VERY GOOD SHAPE WHEN THE FIRST PAIN BEGAN