All Articles Tagged With: "Veterans Affairs"

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VA Compensation will be Paid for Medical Notification Error

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has promised to compensate veterans who were mistakenly notified that they have Lou Gehrig’s disease due to a VA medical mistake acknowledged earlier this week.

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Department of Veterans Affairs Faces Lawsuits and More Medical Errors

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has mistakenly notified hundreds of veterans that they have Lou Gehrig’s disease, in the most recent of a string of VA medical errors that have plagued the agency. The notification error comes as the VA faces potential lawsuits from other veterans who may have been infected with HIV or [...]

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VA Cancer Treatment Problems Identified Among More Patients

Investigators have found at least six more cases of cancer patients given incorrect doses of radiation for prostate cancer at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Philadelphia, bringing the total number of patients affected by the clinics cancer treatment problems to 98.

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VA Malpractice Lawsuit Results in $749,000 Verdict Over Surgical Mistake

The estate of a World War II veteran was awarded $749,000 in a medical malpractice lawsuit filed over a botched surgery at a Veterans Affairs facility in Jackson, Mississippi.

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VA Hospital Malpractice Lawsuit Settled for Wrongful Death Claim

The U.S. government has reportedly settled a VA hospital malpractice lawsuit with the wife of a veteran who died from a blood infection following a biopsy at an Illinois Veterans Affairs facility, where all major surgeries were stopped two years ago after a string of medical mistakes were discovered.