VA announces new TBI exams

By: A.J. Lagoe and Steven Eckert, KARE: Responding to disclosures that it used unqualified doctors to diagnose traumatic brain injuries, the Department of Veterans Affairs has announced plans to offer new TBI exams to nearly 25,000 veterans nationwide.  “It was a systemic national problem that we’ve identified that we are working to fix now,” David McLenachen, the VA’s Deputy Undersecretary for Disability Assistance, told KARE 11 during an interview in Washington Wednesday afternoon. Read more here:  http://www.kare11.com/mb/news/investigations/kare-11-investigates-va-announces-new-tbi-exams/215023532