Litigation
May 12, 2011
VA Loses in Mental Health Case
A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that the Department of Veterans Affairs is violating veterans' due process rights by failing to give them crucial mental health treatment.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that the Department of Veterans Affairs is violating veterans' due process rights by failing to give them crucial mental health treatment.
In a scathing indictment of the VA health care system, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Stephen R. Reinhardt said veterans suffering from depression and post-traumatic stress disorder are committing suicide while wait...
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