<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Rawls Law Group | Vet4Vet]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lawyers for Veterans]]></description><link>https://www.vet4vet.net/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 09:57:49 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.vet4vet.net/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Something That Makes Our Firm Different]]></title><description><![CDATA[This Sunday, I received an email from a former prospective client.   The client was reaching out to thank me for a telephone conversation...]]></description><link>https://www.vet4vet.net/post/something-that-makes-our-firm-different</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67fe5777555ee813e6bbcd75</guid><category><![CDATA[Firm News]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2025 12:57:34 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_e30fcd01b4874d1ead9e08413855fb64~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>David Tierney</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[How the Department of Government Efficiency May Effect VA Healthcare and VA FTCA Claims]]></title><description><![CDATA[You may have heard that the Department of Government Efficiency has begun several projects designed to reduce the size of the United...]]></description><link>https://www.vet4vet.net/post/how-the-department-of-government-efficiency-may-effect-va-healthcare-and-va-ftca-litigation</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67e44b4a3d46d56511d11f50</guid><category><![CDATA[Veterans Affairs News]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2025 18:48:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_84cd354e8436494d8a0c6490119b0794~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>David Tierney</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[RAWLS LAW GROUP FILES FIVE CASES ATTACKING CHILD ABUSE AT YUMA ARIZONA MARINE CORPS AIR STATION ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last week, we filed five FTCA cases in federal court in Arizona. All five matters dealt with issues at the Marine Corps Air Base in Yuma....]]></description><link>https://www.vet4vet.net/post/rawls-law-group-files-five-cases-attacking-child-abuse-at-yuma-arizona-marine-corps-air-station</link><guid isPermaLink="false">674739892504cc8d591cc03d</guid><category><![CDATA[Firm News]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 02 Dec 2024 10:00:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/474a7c_acc05479be3745a4b9e19b02c909f318~mv2.webp/v1/fit/w_350,h_234,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Brewster S. Rawls</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[VA STAFFING SHORTAGES CAUSE CANCELLATIONS]]></title><description><![CDATA[This blog post discusses VA staffing needs including for psychology professionals. 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There are trained operators...]]></description><link>https://www.vet4vet.net/post/veteran-commits-suicide-inside-pittsburgh-va-hospital</link><guid isPermaLink="false">654be7f0796e9bea4f74958a</guid><category><![CDATA[Veteran Suicide]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 08 Nov 2023 20:10:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/54c5ea_5f7a32d1eb1f4df0935484d2b5f3474a~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>David Tierney</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[$900,000 SETTLEMENT IN SUICIDE DEATH OF VETERAN]]></title><description><![CDATA[After the attacks on 9/11, the veteran joined the Army and served for 14 years, including three deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan. 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Rawls</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The VA Must Treat Veterans Fairly]]></title><description><![CDATA[Our firm represents veterans - and, right now, I am appalled by a new VA “policy.” Probably 75% of our nationwide FTCA practice relates...]]></description><link>https://www.vet4vet.net/post/the-va-must-treat-veterans-fairly</link><guid isPermaLink="false">64492f7736529d442a703896</guid><category><![CDATA[Veterans Affairs News]]></category><category><![CDATA[Medical Malpractice]]></category><category><![CDATA[Firm News]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 26 Apr 2023 14:16:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/54c5ea_61655d59da71422d92006706136bab6e~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Brewster S. Rawls</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stayskal Claim Denied]]></title><description><![CDATA[Many do not realize that before 2020, if a military hospital committed medical malpractice against an active duty servicemember, that...]]></description><link>https://www.vet4vet.net/post/stayskal-claim-denied</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6426d4cea1796ca79b973c61</guid><category><![CDATA[Veterans Affairs News]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 31 Mar 2023 13:01:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/54c5ea_8b4918eee0b844f5a43f9de07a29ddaf~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>David Tierney</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[VA PAYS $300,000 FOR DEATH OF ELDERLY VETERAN ]]></title><description><![CDATA[The veteran was not in great shape. He was elderly and had multiple health issues. His son had taken him into his home. 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Rawls</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[$350,000 for Surgical Error]]></title><description><![CDATA[A veteran underwent a procedure known as a transarterial chemoembolization (or "TACE"), a treatment for liver cancer which cuts off the...]]></description><link>https://www.vet4vet.net/post/350-000-for-surgical-error</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63f3c807df1d3a3ee3ce8b01</guid><category><![CDATA[Firm News]]></category><category><![CDATA[Surgical Errors]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2023 19:29:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/04b70ad4e4af4a9290c1769bf2b63030.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>David Tierney</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mental Health Services Available to All Veterans]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pursuant to section 201 of the Veterans Comprehensive Prevention, Access to Care, and Treatment Act of 2020 (or the Veterans COMPACT Act...]]></description><link>https://www.vet4vet.net/post/mental-health-services-available-to-all-veterans</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63c2cc56783b57054fb0475a</guid><category><![CDATA[Veterans Affairs News]]></category><category><![CDATA[Veteran Suicide]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 14 Jan 2023 15:38:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/474a7c_b7af344ac59c47248cc357a277174f3a~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>David Tierney</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[$400,000 Settlement for Delayed Diagnosis of Prostate Cancer]]></title><description><![CDATA[We recently settled this matter with the VA for $400,000. 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