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VA Discharge Left Veteran Incarcerated | Richmond News
A disabled veteran in his seventies, battling metastatic cancer and PTSD, was discharged from a VA hospital in Richmond without proper care planning — leading to his incarceration just days later. Staff ignored family warnings, failed to ensure adequate home support, and left critical medication instructions unclear, causing a life-saving drug to run out. The veteran’s spouse was pressured to pick him up on time or face abandonment proceedings. When he assaulted a home health aide, the VA Inspector General issued urgent reforms — though one key recommendation was rejected by top VA…
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