Preserved leg helped Coast Guard vet win malpractice settlement against Puget Sound VA, but at what cost? | The Seattle Times

The checks came a few weeks ago, courtesy of the United States, made out in amounts bigger than what Tim Kuncl had ever before held.There were six in all, totaling more than $900,000 — minus the nearly half-million spent on legal costs and fees — all payable to Kuncl, his soon-to-be ex-wife and their four children.Still, Kuncl hardly felt victorious. Not after more than six years of pain and anguish. Not after losing his lower right leg, his marriage, and, for one dark moment as he lay in bed early one

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