Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Malpractice Attorneys

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.