RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — An Army veteran who brought a medical malpractice lawsuit against the McGuire VA Medical Center has settled for nearly $1 million.8News’ Parker Slaybaugh first told you about the lawsuit when Michael Holmes filed it back in December. It stemmed from a stroke he suffered as a result of a surgery that, as it turned out, he didn’t even need.“I’m wondering if I will ever regain use of my arm,” Holmes said.Holmes served his country with pride, and therefore is eligible for care through McGuire VA Medical Center. But in May 2015, his doctor performed what should have been a short one-hour surgery to clean out what he diagnosed as a near completely blocked carotid artery.

Source: Veteran settles medical malpractice lawsuit with McGuire VA Medical Center