Was the guy of sound mind? The answer is clearly no, considering the VA is the only recourse veterans have for healthcare of injuries sustained during service per the feres doctrine, they are in direct authority.
The feres doctrine does not allow military personnel to sue for damages done to them in service, the va was created as the ONLY recourse for vets to receive legally due medical care. The government does not hand out a liability check for the military personnel to then receive care with. I know far more about healthcare law, especially concerning the feres doctrine than you.
He was a mentally and physically damaged person under the care of a doctor, he was clearly not legally sound of mind which means the doctor was legally responsible for him. A private citizen would have been handed a paycheck for damages and could pick their doctor, note the difference.
Was the guy of sound mind? The answer is clearly no, considering the VA is the only recourse veterans have for healthcare of injuries sustained during service per the feres doctrine, they are in direct authority.
The feres doctrine does not allow military personnel to sue for damages done to them in service, the va was created as the ONLY recourse for vets to receive legally due medical care. The government does not hand out a liability check for the military personnel to then receive care with. I know far more about healthcare law, especially concerning the feres doctrine than you.
He was a mentally and physically damaged person under the care of a doctor, he was clearly not legally sound of mind which means the doctor was legally responsible for him. A private citizen would have been handed a paycheck for damages and could pick their doctor, note the difference.