Berta Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 The Department of Veterans Affairs this month agreed to pay $900,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by the family of a Washington man who died in late 2012 after a VA scheduler failed to refer him promptly to specialized care for melanoma. Read more here: http://www.thenewstribune.com/2015/01/24/3603545_va-settles-for-nearly-1-million.html?rh=1#storylink=cpy vern2, Vync, Stretch and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Berta Posted July 2, 2015 Author Share Posted July 2, 2015 Just post your question on the board here. I regret I don't remember you at all. I closed my contact info here long ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 HadIt.com Elder Buck52 Posted July 2, 2015 HadIt.com Elder Share Posted July 2, 2015 (edited) I think its a damn shame they wait pay off until after the veteran dies, but its good for his family.I would like to see the justice done for the veteran while he is still alive.Maybe then he could die happier knowing that his family is well taken car of.I agree with georgiapapa the ones responsible should be prosecuted to the full extent of the Lawjmo.....................Buck Edited July 2, 2015 by Buck52 Andyman73 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 USMC_VET Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 (edited) Cath1 do not settle for that paltry amount. Get a high paid lawyer who will earn his cut. 40k would be a fine payout in 1901. its amazing, they screw up, no consequences, then they even have the audacity to finally say "maybe we were wrong" here's a payout lower than what was paid to the woman who spilled hot coffee on her lap............ As to the original post perhaps it was not just the scheduler who is at fault but the doctor to. There however needs to be some sort of penalty for these folks. even if not fired, then barred from Step increase for 5 years or something....jeez. i was tlaking to a friend of mine who is 100% about the fact the doctors do no follow up or any calls of "are you still suffering from X that you came in for and i prescribed Y for?" My private physician has someone follow up on these things, make sure i got the x ray or saw the specialist. if they havent received the exam notes on something, etc. But i was saying that the VA has NO WANT TO FOLLOW UP it is against their interest to do so. He thinks they just hope you die, and if they ignore you long enough maybe you will. There is not push for checkups or preventative medicine unless you ask for it. they will make a note in their log saying "Veteran should consider diet management for high cholesterol" but never mention that or what to do about it. i know what i need to do but not because of anything they said. Edited July 2, 2015 by USMC_VET Buck52 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Berta Posted May 19, 2017 Author Share Posted May 19, 2017 bumping this up-----for a member tt Some suicides of veterans have prompted FTCA awards.....due to failure to treat or treat in timely fashion to a veteran in distress.... I am sure I posted some of those cases here, available under search...The "wait time" scandal prompted many families to sue the VA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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The Department of Veterans Affairs this month agreed to pay $900,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by the family of a Washington man who died in late 2012 after a VA scheduler failed to refer him promptly to specialized care for melanoma.
Read more here: http://www.thenewstribune.com/2015/01/24/3603545_va-settles-for-nearly-1-million.html?rh=1#storylink=cpy
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I would like to know what happened to the VA scheduler who failed to schedule him for surgery at the Unversity of Washington. The scheduler should have been fired and prosecuted if criminal intent c
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The Department of Veterans Affairs this month agreed to pay $900,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by the family of a Washington man who died in late 2012 after a VA scheduler failed to refer him promptly
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Anyone ever see any statements from AFGE https://www.afge.org/ about their members' involvement in scheduling/lying fiascos and other malfeasance resulting in much misery and veteran deaths?
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