Charleen T. Raddatz and Michael George Raddatz v. United States

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• explaining that a cause of action stemming from a failure to diagnose or treat a pre-existing condition accrues for purposes of § 2401(b
• noting that a claim based on failure to diagnose, warn or treat a pre-existing injury accrues when patient becomes aware or through reasonable diligence should have become aware of development of pre-existing condition into more serious condition
• noting that a claim based on failure to diagnose, warn or treat a pre-existing injury accrues when patient becomes aware or through reasonable diligence should have become aware of development of pre-existing condition into more serious condition
• patient may reasonably rely on doctor’s assurances that symptoms are a normal consequence of condition that does not require treatment
• “[T]he Navy doctor repeatedly assured [plaintiff] that her condition was a normal consequence of the TUNAC V. UNITED STATES 19 perforated uterus.”
• “[W]hen [plaintiff] tried to find out why her condition was getting worse, the Navy doctor repeatedly assured her that her condition was a normal consequence of the perforated uterus. Such assurances may be reasonably relied on by a patient.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).