Veterans’ Hospital Negligence and Military Medical Malpractice Claims –Attorneys in Seattle, Washington

According to the Federal Torts Claims Act (FTCA), the United States government is liable for personal injuries and medical malpractice “in the same manner as a private individual under like circumstances.” If you or a loved one has experienced military medical malpractice or veterans’ hospital negligence, you need to be aware of your rights. Contact Wiener, Lambka & Deutscher in Seattle, Washington to discuss your case with our medical malpractice attorneys.

• Who can bring a claim for negligence at a military medical facility?
• Who is the malpractice or negligence claim brought against?
• What happens after the claim is filed?
• What Can Our Veterans Facility/ Military Hospital Negligence Attorneys Do for You?

For additional information, check out our pages devoted to medical malpractice and nursing home abuse, or contact our Seattle, Washington office and arrange a case evaluation.

Who can bring a claim for negligence at a military medical facility?

Military medical malpractice claims may be brought by anyone not on active duty who has suffered from inadequate care or negligence at a military health care facility in the United States.

Active duty service members cannot file a claim. Similarly, military personnel who suffered negligence while on active duty but the injury did not appear for years (example: Agent Orange exposure) also cannot file a claim under the FTCA.

Military dependents (family members of military personnel) may file a negligence or malpractice lawsuit for injuries they have suffered. To find out if you or your family members are eligible to file a military medical malpractice or veterans' hospital negligence claim, please contact our office in Seattle, Washington.

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Who is the medical malpractice or negligence claim brought against?

Veterans’ hospital negligence claims or military medical malpractice suits are brought against the United States government. If you are filing a claim against the government, the individual responsible for your injury must be a federal employee who is acting within the scope of their employment.

If the health care provider is not a federal employee, but rather an independent contractor, the government is not responsible for your injuries. These physicians are covered by their own malpractice insurance. Rather than filing a military medical malpractice lawsuit against the government, our Seattle attorneys can help you sue the physician directly for medical malpractice.

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What happens after the claim is filed?

After the claim is filed with the agency whose employee’s conduct caused the injury, the agency has six months to investigate the case and attempt a settlement. If your military medical malpractice claim is denied or if the agency fails to act within the six months, you can now file a lawsuit against the United States government in Federal District Court. You may also sue if you are unsatisfied with the action taken by the agency.

At Wiener, Lambka & Deutscher, our military medical malpractice attorneys are well-versed in veterans’ hospital negligence. Contact our office in Seattle, Washington today to get the legal representation you deserve.

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What Can Our Veterans’ Facility/ Military Hospital Negligence Attorneys Do for You?

If a government or military health care provider has caused you or a family member serious, permanent injury, you need to be aware of your legal rights. You may also be entitled to recover economic damages (including compensation for past and future medical expenses, past and future wage loss, impairment of earning capacity, and other out-of-pocket expenses), non-economic damages (including inconvenience, loss of quality of life, emotional distress, pain and suffering), and physical impairment and disfigurement compensation (including compensation for scars or physical disability as a result of the injuries you have sustained).