WASHINGTON, D.C. (KCRG-TV9) — Iowa Senators Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst are demanding answers from the Department of Veterans Affairs. Back in December we reported how the VA Medical Center in Iowa City hired a doctor,…
BENTON – A Marine veteran was awarded a $1.93 million medical malpractice verdict in federal court over allegations that employees and physicians at the Marion VA Medical Center failed to timely diagnose and treat his…
Countless veterans depend on the VA for health care. But one veteran ended up with a hole in his face that has left a permanent scar, after he had to wait more than two weeks…
Taxpayers are paying millions for VA hospitals to keep health care providers with questionable records on paid leave for years, a Clarion-Ledger investigation has found. In 2014 alone, 2,560 employees at the Department of Veterans…
An Iraq War veteran with post-traumatic stress disorder and a history of drug dependency is found dead on the floor of his room at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs hospital in West Los Angeles…
The parents of a U.S. Army veteran who served three tours of duty in the Middle East are suing the veterans’ hospital in Nashville, saying its staff’s negligence led to the death of their 26-year-old son….
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – A $25 million medical malpractice lawsuit against the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Buffalo has been dismissed in U.S. District court.Following a 17-day civil trial, senior U.S. District Judge…
Like the silent townspeople in Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Emperor’s New Clothes,” many health-care professionals who have worked within the Veterans Health Administration likely have realized an unsettling truth but have been unwilling to speak…
An Army veteran and longtime postal worker from St. Louis who lost his leg and suffered severe brain damage following a routine procedure at John Cochran VA Medical Center was awarded $8.3 million Monday in…
Closing arguments wrapped up Friday in the malpractice trial against the Phoenix VA.The judge announced she’ll make a ruling on the $50 million lawsuit on Monday.Steve Cooper is the U.S. Army veteran who filed the…