Open two years and two months as a “telehealth” clinic, the Statesboro VA Clinic on Northside Drive is now transitioning to have a full-time doctor see veterans in person for primary care.David McDaniel’s recent checkup on his 56th birthday illustrates how the clinic has worked until now. First, there was a check-in at the window in the waiting room, as at any doctor’s office. Next, Lara Birdsong, RN, who knows McDaniel well from past visits, greeted him warmly.When it was time to see and be seen by the doctor, McDaniel sat on an exam cot in front of an equipment cart where a high-resolution camera with a special zoom lens gazed back at him from atop a video monitor.From her office at the Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center in Augusta, Dr. Kumud Smith appeared, smiling, on one of the two screens.“So, I saw you back in November,” she said.