The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Aug. 7 acknowledged that it violated VA policy by having unqualified medical personnel perform diagnostic exams for traumatic brain injuries (TBIs).<\/p>\n
The erroneous exams resulted in some local veterans being denied TBI benefits. There were more than 300 veterans involved, although the exact number of veterans who may have been denied benefits because of the exams was not known. The affected veterans have been asked to return for new evaluations conducted by medical specialists. <\/p>\n
After the TBI examination problems were reported, VA Public Affairs officer Ralph Heussner said in a written statement, \u201cThe Minneapolis VA Compensation and Pension Unit did conduct some initial TBI evaluations with providers who were not specialists in one of the four prescribed specialty areas.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have contacted veterans affected by this issue to schedule and complete a repeat initial TBI examination by a medical specialist in (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Aug. 7 acknowledged that it violated VA policy by having unqualified medical personnel perform diagnostic exams for traumatic brain injuries (TBIs). The erroneous exams resulted in some local…<\/span><\/p>\n