Vietnam veteran's suffering causes new allegations against Tampa VA

New allegations against Tampa VA
Congressional investigation expected to finish in February
WFTX News
By Matt Grant
CREATED DEC. 20, 2012

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. - There are new, disturbing allegations against the James A. Haley Veterans Hospital in Tampa.

Despite the Tampa VA's promise to clean up its act another soldier's family is speaking out accusing the VA of providing sub-standard care.

"I could not go home at night living with myself," said Port Charlotte resident Suzanne Wager, "if I treated my parents the way my father-in-law has been treated. I am disgusted."

Fighting back tears, Suzanne, a nursing assistant, said she is livid over how the Tampa VA is treating her father-in-law.

'Negligent care?'

"It's negligent care," she said. "That's how I feel."

Ralph Wager, 72, a retired air force mechanic was admitted after Thanksgiving suffering from a lingering spinal injury from Vietnam.
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