VA to investigate whether Marine's data was falsified

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VA to investigate whether Marine's data was falsified
Sep. 24, 2014 - 06:43AM |
The Associated Press

MINNEAPOLIS — The Department of Veterans Affairs said Tuesday it will investigate allegations that the appointment records of a retired Marine who died after having seizures were falsified to cover up delays in patient care at the Minneapolis VA Health Care System.

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The announcement followed calls from Minnesota’s congressional delegation for an investigation, one day after KARE-TV reported that VA records showed that a neurology exam for Jordan Buisman was rescheduled four days after his death. His family believes the record was falsified and has filed a wrongful death claim against the VA.

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The VA’s inspector general was already investigating whistleblower claims by two former Minneapolis VA employees who say they were instructed to falsify records to make it look like veterans were canceling or delaying appointments, a practice they allege allowed VA managers to hide long appointment delays.

U.S. Sens. Al Franken and Amy Klobuchar and U.S. Rep. Tim Walz said in letters Tuesday to Richard Griffin, the VA’s acting inspector general, that his office needed to investigate the new allegations as well.
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