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Army veteran Phillip Perez twice survived cancer before dying at a Veterans Affairs hospital in Fresno, Calif., earlier this year. (Courtesy photo)
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Korean War veteran dies after Veterans Affairs hospital ignored his medical history, daughter says

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New Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald has hardly had time to get comfortable in his office before being put on the defensive by fresh revelations of longstanding agency efforts to hide or downplay patient deaths and treatment delays. (Getty Images / Win McNamee)
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Veterans Affairs still using old tricks to hide deaths and delays, new reports show

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Terry Weirick was an Army combat veteran who served nearly two years in Vietnam. He died in February after getting diagnosed with inoperable colorectal cancer. (Courtesy photo)
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A fatal level of trust in Veterans Affairs care

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Department of Veterans Affairs efforts to downplay its admission that preventable deaths occurred due to delays in medical care were called a
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New Veterans Affairs secretary apologizes for ‘stunning lack of clarity’ over preventable deaths

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Michael Keslosky knows he will die soon -- the victim, he says, of years of failure by Department of Veterans Affairs doctors to diagnose his fatal illness and get him the treatment that could have saved his life. (Photo by Chris Adval)
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Delays, denials by Department of Veterans Affairs deliver ‘death sentence’ to cancer victim

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Veterans Affairs nominee Robert McDonald arrives at the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee on Capitol Hill, in Washington, on July 22nd, 2014. (Graeme Jennings/Examiner)
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Restoring integrity at Veterans Affairs is top priority for Robert McDonald

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In this latest installment of WEX BackStory, Washington Examiner's Mark Flatten explains why Robert McDonald's unique background could make him the best man for the job.
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VIDEO — WEX BackStory: New leadership at Veterans Affairs

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Acting Veterans Affairs Secretary Sloan Gibson testifies on Capitol Hill on Wednesday. (Graeme Jennings/Examiner)
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The surprising thing Veterans Affairs admitted while asking Congress for $18 billion more

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Allison Hickey, under secretary for benefits at the Department of Veterans Affairs, testifies on Capitol Hill on Monday. (AP/Cliff Owen)
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Veterans Affairs spies, stonewalls on people investigating it

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VA paid out about $2.7 million in merit bonuses to SES executives in 2013. Bonuses for 2014 have been suspended. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
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Fast tracking claims helped Veterans Affairs backlog stats but hurt disabled vets, inspector general finds

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