Louise Drazan v. United States

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• holding that plaintiff’s mere knowledge that her spouse died of cancer did not trigger accrual of claim for VA malpractice
• stating that the iatrogenic harm, or doctor-caused harm, need not be negligent doctor-caused harm.
• noting that “[t]he record is silent” on the circumstances surrounding the date of accrual, which was “not surprising since the complaint was dismissed . . . before there was any discovery”
• indicating plaintiff's mere knowledge that her spouse died of cancer did not necessarily place her on inquiry notice
• indicating plaintiffs mere knowledge that her spouse died of cancer did not necessarily place her on inquiry notice
• finding plaintiff’s claim was barred for lack of exhaustion where she allegedly sent her claim timely to the Veteran’s Administration but it was never received

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