Category: Misdiagnosis and Failure to Diagnose

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Rhona Knox Prescott, who served in the Army Nurse Corps during the Vietnam War. https://t.co/D4tJBBU2Mu

— Veterans Affairs (@DeptVetAffairs) December 5, 2021

Each year, VA diagnoses 4,000 new cases of colorectal cancer in Veterans. Those that are screened early are more likely to have successful treatments. Get screened. #Shoulder2Shoulder #ReturntoScreeninghttps://t.co/LnKEV81BZ7

— Veterans Health (@VeteransHealth) December 5, 2021

Interested in viewing your VA payment history online? Want to check the status of your VA disability, pension and education benefits payments? eBenefits lets you do this and more. https://t.co/icQWT49HbY

— Veterans Health (@VeteransHealth) December 3, 2021

During National Native American Heritage Month, today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran James E. “Willie” Williams, a Vietnam War Medal of Honor recipient. https://t.co/Zadvrfi5az

— Veterans Affairs (@DeptVetAffairs) November 30, 2021

The VA OIG helped @TheJusticeDept investigate a case that has reached a sentencing of a former nursing assistant. Click the link below to read. #oig #va #doj #veteranshttps://t.co/tThYy6mFPI pic.twitter.com/bQr30bJjxU

— Veterans Affairs OIG (@VetAffairsOIG) October 20, 2021

A sentence was handed out for this case in which the OIG helped investigate. Check it out below. #oig #va #doj #watchdoghttps://t.co/9Y2jcpjH21 pic.twitter.com/Cgh73hYxh8

— Veterans Affairs OIG (@VetAffairsOIG) October 19, 2021

“Since the onset of the pandemic, the VA OIG has aggressively investigated the increasing and evolving threat posed by COVID-19-related fraud and criminal activity." Click to read the full @TheJusticeDept release.https://t.co/mx5QukNptS pic.twitter.com/GUd7TSD0Ar

— Veterans Affairs OIG (@VetAffairsOIG) September 9, 2021

VA Employee Pleads Guilty to Theft of Medical Equipmenthttps://t.co/6zBpSVd7m0 pic.twitter.com/H2ALFSI8fg

— Veterans Affairs OIG (@VetAffairsOIG) August 17, 2021