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Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Malpractice Attorneys

Put Decades of Experience in Your Corner

If you believe you are the victim of medical malpractice at a VA hospital, contact us immediately. National Trial Law has handled many types of medical malpractice cases from across the country at VA hospitals, including patient neglect, spinal cord injuries, and failures to diagnose infections, cancers, and other diseases.

Our VA medical malpractice attorneys handle many types of cases:

  • Failure to diagnose cancer
  • Misdiagnosis or incorrect diagnosis of a serious illness or disease
  • Surgical mistakes, including leaving equipment, tools, sponges, inside the body (sometimes called “foreign body” cases)
  • Delay in diagnosing cauda equina syndrome
  • Failure to monitor serious conditions
  • Wrong medication prescribed or administered
  • Failing to prevent falls in high-risk patients
  • Wrongful death caused by medical malpractice
  • Failure to diagnose or treat a stroke
  • Spinal cord injury due to surgical negligence
  • Kidney failure from NSAIDs
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Record-Breaking Case Results

Across the United States

Achieving Justice Nationwide with Unparalleled Verdicts and Settlements

National Trial Law has a storied history of securing landmark verdicts and settlements across the United States. Notable achievements include a $230 million judgment for survivors of the Sutherland Springs Church mass shooting, a $44.7 million trial judgment for a birth injury at an Air Force hospital, and a $21.5 million verdict for a veteran who suffered catastrophic brain damage due to malpractice at the Manchester VA Hospital—the largest personal injury award in New Hampshire history. These results underscore the firm's dedication to holding institutions accountable and delivering justice for their clients.

  • Record-Setting $230,000,000
    Trial Win
    Sutherland Springs Mass Shooting
    Highest Verdict and Settlement in FTCA History
  • Record-Setting $44,717,681
    Trial Win
    Air Force Birth Injury
  • Record-Setting $21,592,643
    Trial Win
    VA Medical Malpractice
  • Record-Setting $10,500,000
    Settlement
    VA Medical Malpractice

We Can File Against Any VA Hospital or Clinic

National Trial Law can assist veterans in filing medical malpractice claims against virtually any Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) hospital or medical clinic in the country. We are proud to stand up for injured veterans, no matter where they lived or what medical setting mistreated them. 

We know that you have enough to deal with already, so please leave your case up to us, starting by letting us handle any communications, correspondences, and filings involving the VA hospital that hurt you or a loved one.

Our team of VA hospital malpractice attorneys can handle cases against these hospitals and more:

  • Bassett Army Community Hospital (AK)
  • Camp Pendleton Naval Medical Center (CA)
  • Darnall Army Community Health Center (TX)
  • Elgin Air Force Base Hospital (FL)
  • Fort Campbell Medical Center (Blanchfield) (TN, KY)
  • Fort Stewart – Winn Army Community Hospital (GA)
  • General Leonard Wood Army Community Hospital
  • Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (AK)
  • Joint Base Lewis-McChord (WA)
  • Madigan Army Medical Center (WA)
  • Mike O’Callaghan Military Medical Center (WV)
  • Naval Hospital Pensacola (FL)
  • Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (VA)
  • Naval Medical Center San Diego (CA)
  • San Antonio Military Medical Center (TX)
  • Tripler Army Medical Center (HI)
  • Walter Reed Medical Center (DC)
  • Wilford Hall Medical Center (KY)
  • William Beaumont Medical Center (TX)
  • Womack Army Medical Center (NC)

Should I File a Claim Myself?

You can file a claim yourself, but it is much better to work with an experienced VA medical malpractice lawyer.  We know from reported settlements that veterans represented by lawyers recover two times (or more) as much as those who submit FTCA claims without lawyers. 

Attorney fees are capped under the FTCA at 20-25% of any settlement or judgment recovered on your behalf.

When an experienced VA malpractice lawyer files your FTCA claim, your attorney will

  • Draft Form 95 correctly from the start, avoiding time lost to correcting errors;
  • Emphasize details of your case that increase your likelihood of a recovery;
  • Help prepare additional documents should they be needed;
  • Retain qualified experts to bolster your claim with helpful expert reports;
  • Negotiate a settlement on your behalf;
  • Assist with claim adjustments and appeals; and
  • Be ready to file a lawsuit should your administrative remedies be exhausted.

Avoid claim blunders that result in forfeiture of your claim. You can lose valuable time correcting mistakes, and you don’t want to squander one of the only chances that you have to recover damages. 

Your safest bet is to consult with one of our experienced VA attorneys. They will use their expertise in handling FTCA cases to present the best administrative claim possible for you.

Our firm has decades of experience with federal tort claims and FTCA lawsuits.  Our seasoned VA lawyers have secured hundreds of millions of dollars for victims of VA hospital medical malpractice including a $21.59 million dollar trial judgment, in which our clients received $15.88 million for a medical error at a VA hospital.  It is in your best interest to move quickly and contact us about your case today. 

 You don’t want to lose your right to compensation because you waited too long. The more time our law firm has to review your file and prepare your claim, the better. 

Call us today for a no obligation telephone consultation.

Vietnam War Veteran

A veteran of the Vietnam War suffered a similar fate following back surgery at the West Los Angeles VA. The veteran underwent a L4-5 and L5-S1 laminectomy. Before surgery, he suffered back pain but did not have problems with bowel function, urination, or sexual function. He did not have difficulty walking.

The day after surgery, the veteran complained to the nurse of numbness in the scrotum, unable to feel sensation, and dull sensation in his right leg. The symptoms persisted and worsened. Soon he was numb from his waist down, incontinent of urine and bowel, and had no feeling in his genital area. He was diagnosed with saddle anesthesia defined as a loss of sensation restricted to the area of the buttocks and perineum.

The post-operative changes he was experiencing are symptoms of cauda equina syndrome, which is an emergency requiring prompt surgical intervention to reduce pressure on the cauda equina nerves. The neurosurgeon was informed of the veteran’s symptoms, but no imaging studies, further examination, or action of any kind was taken. 

When his doctors finally took him back to surgery two weeks later, it was too late. He now suffers from urinary and bowel incontinence, loss of sexual function, paresthesia lateral and posterior aspects of both legs, and pedal and lower extremity edema. He was told that the symptoms have been present for so long that the damage was permanent. His case was settled before trial for $800,000.

It is extremely time-consuming and expensive to pursue a complex military case, but our firm can skillfully guide you through the litigation process. Contact our attorneys today to schedule a consultation.

What Sets Us Apart

  • PEER APPROVED

    More attorneys named Super Lawyers by Thomson Reuters in the “Personal Injury Medical Malpractice: Plaintiff” category in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025, than any other law firm in Texas (Bill Whitehurst, Chip Brees, Michelle Cheng, Jamal Alsaffar, Laurie Higginbotham and Tom Jacob)

  • RECORD-SETTING RESULTS NATIONWIDE

    Our firm has achieved some of the highest judgments and settlements under the Federal Tort Claims Act across multiple states. With a track record of setting legal benchmarks nationwide, we are committed to delivering exceptional outcomes for our clients.

  • TEXAS ROOTS

    Founded in Austin with more than 50 years of trial experience.

  • NATIONAL REACH

    National results in complex personal injury litigation.

  • DEEP BENCH

    Many experienced lawyers ready to serve you.

  • SE HABLA ESPAÑOL

    Our team has multiple Spanish speaking staff members.