Colorado Veterans Sued VA

News 5 Investigates: Claims paid by Colorado VA
KOAA News
by Eric Ross
August 15, 2014

In one case, a patient's prostate was wrongfully removed because of a paperwork mix-up.

Surgeons believed the patient had prostate cancer, but the file they were looking at belonged to a different veteran.

More than 400 claims have been filed and nearly $15 million in damages have been awarded to Colorado veterans who sued the VA for poor healthcare and medical malpractice over the past decade.

"It took the VA 7 months to set up my first appointment," army veteran Donald Colvin Jr. said.

Colvin Jr. says he suffers from a knee injury, asthma, PTSD, and impaired hearing.

"To this day I'm still waiting to see a doctor for some of my problems," he said. "The VA says I'm on the list to see one, but I don't know where I am on that list."

Last week, the VA tooted their horn for having better care for veterans in Colorado compared to other parts of the nation, but did admit they have lost trust in the community following the national scandal.

"This operation in Denver is one of the best across the nation," Sloan Gibson with the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs said. "We are continuing to earn that trust day in and day out."
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