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• Judge Awards $1.25M Against VA for Hepatitis C from Colonoscopy

  November 27, 2012

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge has awarded $1.25 million in damages to an Air Force veteran who contracted hepatitis C after undergoing...

• Half of VA Health Centers Fail Surprise Inspections Before House Hearing

  June 17, 2009

  AboutLawsuits

  U.S. lawmakers railed against problems with the veteran health system after surprise inspections revealed that only 43% of Veterans Affairs...

• VA Hospital Problems to be Examined by Congressional Panel

  June 3, 2009

  AboutLawsuits

  A congressional panel will look into the recent problems at VA Hospitals that occurred in at least three states, where...

• VA Clinic Colonoscopy Problems Result in Four Positive HIV Tests

  April 27, 2009

  AboutLawsuits

  The latest figures released by the Department of Veterans Affairs indicate that at least four patients treated at VA Clinics...

• Positive HIV Test Found Among Veterans Treated with Tainted Equipment

  April 8, 2009

  AboutLawsuits

  Among the thousands of veterans tested after being exposed to contaminated medical equipment used during colonoscopies and other procedures at...

• Hepatitis Outbreak Due to Contaminated Colonoscopy Equip. at VA Clinics

  March 30, 2009

  AboutLawsuits

  As a result of colonoscopy problems at Veteran Affairs (VA) medical centers in Tennessee, Florida and Georgia, at least 10...

• VA Clinic Patients Who Received a Colonoscopy Warned of Infection Risk

  February 16, 2009

  AboutLawsuits

  Thousands of patients who received a colonoscopy at VA clinics in Tennessee and Georgia may have been exposed to a...