Vietnam veteran: VA hospital paralyzed my vocal chordsMonday, May 14th 2018, 12:29 pm EDTMonday, May 14th 2018, 5:28 pm EDTBy Allison NorlianCONNECTRICHMOND, VA (WWBT) -Clarence Wright, a 66-year-old Vietnam veteran who lives in Rustburg, Virginia, says he went to McGuire VA Medical Center for an outpatient procedure and left with his quality and quantity of life forever altered.Candi-Leigh Wright, his daughter, now speaks on his behalf.In 2015, when Clarence Wright was 63, he was experiencing a phlegm buildup in his throat. He went to the McGuire VA Medical hospital, where he says, the doctor recommended he receive Botox injections. After months of back and forth and second opinions, Clarence Wright decided to go through with the procedure.