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Army Veteran Awarded $2.5 Million in Phoenix VA Malpractice Case

Army Veteran Awarded $2.5 Million in Phoenix VA Malpractice Case

Doctors say 18 year US Army Veteran Steven Cooper has – at the top end- 5 years to live. He has terminal prostate cancer after waiting a year for an appointment at the Phoenix VA. But on Monday, a Federal court awarded Mr. Cooper $2.5 Million in a lawsuit against the Veterans Medical Center. The Phoenix VA has been at the center of scandals  over long wait times for years. Mr. Cooper first tried…

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Judge Awards Phoenix Army Veteran $2.5 Million Dollars Against VA

Judge Awards Phoenix Army Veteran $2.5 Million Dollars Against VA

Hot off the press a judge here in Arizona just awarded a military veteran here in Phoenix $2.5M who sued the VA claiming his now terminal cancer would have been curable had the Phoenix diagnosed it sooner.

U.S. Magistrate Michelle Burns ruled today that military veteran Stephen Cooper’s prostate should have been ordered more testing.  The full video about the story can be seen here.

Of course,…

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Phoenix VA Still Plagued By Long Wait Times and Scandals, Investigators Say

Phoenix VA Still Plagued By Long Wait Times and Scandals, Investigators Say

After the first scandal broke about the Phoenix VA facility 3 years ago, a watchdog group announced Monday to President Obama that two independent reviews confirmed allegations brought forth by a doctor at the Phoenix facility.

One review, by the IG for the Department of Veteran Affairscited the death of a veteran with heart trouble while waiting for cardiology tests that could have saved him.…

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Veterans Affairs Internal Rating System Is a Total Scam

Veterans Affairs Internal Rating System Is a Total Scam

Bob McDonald the head of the Veterans Affairs Administration has got to go, and now! Whatever world of delusion he lives in, and the fact he served in the military, has no bearing on his ineptness in leading the nations largest healthcare system.

What we’re finding out now about the VA, and just when you thought it can’t get any worse, is that for years it had its own internal five-star ranking…

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Lawmakers furious at DOJ move that could protect fired VA official

Lawmakers furious at DOJ move that could protect fired VA official

Talk is cheap lawmakers. DO something about it! Obama and Lynch From Fox News: Lawmakers are fuming over what they describe as a “shameful” decision by the Justice Department that could help the former head of the scandal-scarred Phoenix Veterans Affairs hospital get her job back. Attorney General Loretta Lynch, in a letter sent Tuesday, notified House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif.,…

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Veteran Denied VA Benefits, Now He Has Died

Veteran Denied VA Benefits, Now He Has Died

Veteran Denied VA Benefits, Now He Has Died U.S. Army veteran Sgt.  John Marshall, 31, fought for medical benefits at the Phoenix VA for months before cancer took his life. On Tuesday he died. Why? “I really hope that his fight, somebody stands up and sees it, you know.” Ashley Marshall Marshall was an Army Combat veteran who served in Iraq. He died still waiting for service-related benefits. Sgt…

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VA Whistleblower At Phoenix VA Continues His Fight To Save Suicidal Veterans

VA Whistleblower At Phoenix VA Continues His Fight To Save Suicidal Veterans

Many of us are aware that veterans commit suicide at an average of 22 per day. We’re appalled by the daunting statistics while at the same time selfishly thankful that it didn’t happen to someone within our family. But for many who are trying to cope with the loss of a veteran who they claim committed suicide because proper medical treatment wasn’t provided by the VA, there is anger. For VA…

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Suspended VA bosses to return to agency jobs next week

Suspended VA bosses to return to agency jobs next week

Only in a government job can you majorly screw up, receive a paid leave, and then return to your position. You would think that these employees would have some kind of remorse. You would think. AZCentral.com reports that Lance Robinson and Brad Curry, two Department of Veterans Affairs administrators in Phoenix, will return to work Monday, 19 months after they were put on paid leave and given…

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