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Minneapolis VA Medical Center Under Fire For Alleged Medical Records Fraud

September 15, 2014

Two former employees of the Minneapolis VA Medical Center have alleged that they were pressured by supervisors to falsify medical records and appointment dates to hide evidence of delays in medical treatment that may have harmed VA patients. The former employees allege that were instructed to docum[...]

VA Health Care Scandal: What Other Issues Plague The VA?

June 4, 2014

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has come under recent but prolonged fire for the manner in which the VA handles the scheduling of veterans’ medical appointments and how the VA falsely reported the amount of time it took for veterans to receive medical services through the VA healt[...]

Memorial Day 2014: Let’s Honor The Living As Well As The Dead

May 26, 2014

According to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs website, “Declaration Day” (May 30th) was established on May 5, 1868 as a day for the United States to decorate the graves of its war dead with flowers (the May 30th date is thought to have been chosen because flowers would be in bloom[...]

Lawyers Stand Ready To Help VA Medical Malpractice Victims

May 23, 2014

We at medicalmalpracticelawyers.com have made extensive efforts in light of the recent scandals involving VA medical facilities to find lawyers in all U.S. states who stand ready to assist veterans and their dependents who have been injured (or worse) as a result of VA medical malpractice. Just two [...]

VA Health Care Official Statistics (2013)

May 16, 2014

The U.S. Congress established the U.S. Veterans Administration in 1930, authorizing the U.S. President to “consolidate and coordinate Government activities affecting war veterans.” Since 1930, the VA health care system has grown from 54 hospitals to 152 hospitals, 800 community based out[...]

Phoenix VA Under Fire For Alleged Secret List For Delaying Veterans’ Care

May 3, 2014

The former clinic director of the Phoenix Veterans Health Care Center (“Phoenix VA”), who retired in December 2013 after twenty four years of service at the Phoenix VA, has reportedly accused the Phoenix VA of creating a secret list in February 2013 of about 1,400 veterans who were wai[...]

An Analysis Of Medical Malpractice Cases Filed Against Georgia’s Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center

December 17, 2013

The Augusta Chronicle recently published the results of its investigation into medical malpractice cases filed in the U.S. District Court in Augusta, Georgia, involving the Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center in Augusta. Its analysis of court records revealed that at least nine medical malpractice[...]

Federal Appeals Court Upholds VA Medical Malpractice Settlement Report To NPDB

August 17, 2013

On August 8, 2013, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit upheld the VA’s determination that a medical malpractice settlement that it paid following a patient’s death at a Veterans Affairs hospital was “for the benefit of” a consulting gastroenterologist and theref[...]

Medical Malpractice Claims Against The VA

March 14, 2012

The U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs (“VA”) provides health care to more than 5 million veterans each year in over 1,000 facilities. As of November, 2010, the VA’s health care system had 153 VA medical centers, 773 community-based outpatient clinics, 135 nursing homes, 260 Vet Ce[...]

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