Federal Appellate Court Affirms Dismissal Of Federal Medical Malpractice Case For Failure To Comply With FTCA Presentment Requirement
John Puetz, a 62-year-old Army veteran, underwent total knee replacement surgery at the VAMC on January 2, 2020. Following the procedure, Puetz retained Jeffrey N. Hanson, M.D., an independent orthopedic surgeon, to review his medical records. Hanson opined that the VAMC’s surgical team’s treatm[...]