MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Vietnam veteran and cancer survivor Samuel Pilgram said he was used to waiting when it comes to the Memphis VA Hospital.

“We make it a joke by saying, ‘If you’re going to the VA you better take a lunch with you, because you’re not going to go there and be in and out in two or three hours’,” he said.

Last month, he went to the ER at the VA hospital because lumps on his face, that he says were caused by agent orange exposure, were causing him pain.

He expected a long wait, just not an almost 10 hour wait.

“I waited from 11:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.. Then they finally called me back,” he recalled.

Pilgram’s also been waiting for more than 20 years for the VA to give him full benefits.

Thursday, a report released showed the Inspector General found over 307,000 veterans across the county died while waiting on pending benefits applications to be approved.

Vietnam vet Henry Pittman, Jr. said he wasn’t surprised, but he was disgusted.

“I’ve heard that report before, and it doesn’t lie,” he said.

Pilgram told WREG four of his six children are veterans, and one of his daughters is still waiting on her benefits application she submitted in the 90s.

While some said they were happy with the care they’ve received, others said the Memphis VA’s sordid history of long wait times and veterans dying from improper care speaks for itself.

The VA released the following statement to WREG:

“As of June 30, 2015, VA has contacted 302,045 Veterans by mail asking them to submit required documents to establish eligibility. To date, VA has received 36,749 responses and enrolled 34,517 Veterans, and outreach efforts are continuing. As we continue our work to contact Veterans, our focus remains on improving the enrollment system to better serve Veterans.”

For a full look at the report, click here.