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VA Medical Malpractice: Veteran Cries Discrimination

April 5, 2011. By Jane Mundy.

Portland, OR: Not only does Arthur believe that his VA doctor is guilty of VA medical malpractice after a botched surgery, he also accuses the VA hospital (and the federal government) of discriminating against Korean and Vietnam veterans.

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VA Hospital Malpractice: Four Lawsuits Seeking $9 Million

March 28, 2011. By Gordon Gibb.

Murfreesboro, TN: Alleged incidents of VA hospital malpractice dating back to a five-year period beginning in 2003 are finally starting to wind their way through the courts, following congressional hearings and media attention focusing on hospitals operated by the Department of Veteran's Affairs in Murfreesboro, Augusta and Miami.

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VA Medical Malpractice and PTSD

February 28, 2011. By Jane Mundy.

Ann Arbor, MI: When John, a Gulf War veteran, came home from Iraq, he was suffering from panic attacks and wound up in the psychiatric ward of a Veteran's Administration hospital. But he still has "massive" panic attacks because he didn't get any help from the VA. "Sometimes it takes the slightest trigger and PTSD is hard to keep under control if you aren't given the tools," Jason says. "I keep going to meetings at the VA to learn how to deal with it and recognize the signs, but they don't know how to treat veterans' PTSD." John is more than frustrated with his treatment and VA medical malpractice.

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VA Hospital Malpractice? Congressman Frustrated over Veterans' Lack of Applesauce

January 6, 2011. By Charles Benson.

St. Louis, MO: Whether or not it's a case of VA hospital malpractice, US Congressman Bob Filner says that the lack of applesauce available for veterans at the John Cochran VA Medical Center in Missouri is an indication of the overall problems at the facility, KMOX.com reports.

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Partial Victory for Defendant, but VA Hospital Malpractice Lawsuit Can Go Forward

December 22, 2010. By Gordon Gibb.

Coatesville, PA: The defendant won a partial victory, but only a small one in a recent decision by the US District Court of Appeals for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. The majority of the good news was reserved for the plaintiff in the VA hospital malpractice lawsuit, after the court determined the defendant's motion to dismiss the entire action was unwarranted.

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Veteran Medical Malpractice Awards Could Be Capped

November 30, 2010. By Charles Benson.

Centreville, VA: Veteran medical malpractice awards could be capped after a second bipartisan task force recently unveiled some new cost-cutting recommendations, the Colorado Springs Gazette reports.

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Is Alleged Pressure to Prescribe Narcotics VA Hospital Malpractice?

October 25, 2010. By Gordon Gibb.

Hampton, VA: While it smacks of VA hospital malpractice, a VA hospital in Virginia has been largely cleared by federal investigators of wrongdoing. Specifically, according to the October 12th issue of the Virginian-Pilot, allegations had surfaced that doctors had been coerced into overprescribing powerful narcotics to veterans.

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Doctor: Veteran Medical Malpractice Report is Retaliation

September 28, 2010. By Charles Benson.

Fayetteville, NC: A former Fayetteville Veterans Affairs Medical Center doctor is suing the VA, claiming that a veteran medical malpractice report had been filed against him as a result of an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission complaint he made in 2006.

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Delay in Reviewing Medical Records Kills VA Hospital Malpractice Lawsuit

September 15, 2010. By Gordon Gibb.

Tampa, FL: An attempt by a plaintiff to launch a VA hospital malpractice lawsuit was derailed by the statute of limitations—although it is unclear, according to a report, why it took longer than two years to acquire and examine medical records that would have been used as the foundation for the lawsuit.

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Veteran Files Lawsuit against Pennsylvania VA Hospital

September 4, 2010. By Heidi Turner.

Philadelphia, PA: Soldiers returning from duty often have to turn to VA hospitals for help with serious health problems. Yet some receive a lower standard of care and are left filing lawsuits alleging veteran medical malpractice.

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