VA Pays $200 Million for Nearly 1,000 Veterans’ Wrongful Deaths

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 after doctors give him a 30-day supply of the anti-anxiety medication alprazolam and a 15-day supply of methadone.

Source: VA Pays $200 Million for Nearly 1,000 Veterans’ Wrongful Deaths