Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has released a ten point plan to reform the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

Trump detailed his VA reform plans while delivering remarks at the Veterans of Foreign Wars National Convention in Charlotte, N.C.

The GOP candidate promised that he will create a private White House Hotline - that is answered by a real person 24 hours a day - to make sure that no valid complaint about the VA ever falls through the cracks.

Trump vowed that he will instruct his staff that if a valid complaint is not acted upon, then the issue be brought directly to him, and he will pick up the phone and fix it himself.

A Secretary of Veterans Affairs will be appointed to clean up the VA.

Congress will be asked to pass a bill giving the VA Secretary full authority to remove or discipline any employee who risks the , safety, or well-being of a veteran.

Trump said he is going to use every lawful authority to remove and discipline federal employees or managers who breach the public trust.

A commission also will be appointed to investigate all the wrongdoing at the VA, and then present those findings to Congress as the basis for reforming the entire system.

The plan envisages a new incentives program that rewards employees for saving money and improving the quality of care.

Visa programs will be reformed to ensure that veterans are put in the front of the line for jobs.

The number of mental health care professionals, and mental health outreach to veterans outside of the system will be increased.

Trump vowed that his administration is going to ensure every veteran in America gets timely access to top-quality care, and "never again will we allow any veteran to suffer or die waiting for care."

That means Veterans will have the right to go to a VA facility, or the right to see a private doctor or clinic of their choice - whatever is fastest and best for the veteran, he said.

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