The Department of Veterans Affairs is paying an Iowa veteran $550,000 to settle his allegation that he suffered life-shortening heart damage because of a three-year delay in treatment. Porter told the Des Moines Register on Friday he was glad he lived long enough to see the case settled. “The Des Moines VA is full of knowledgeable, caring and competent people,” he told the newspaper. “I have nothing against the VA hospital.”"The Des Moines VA is full of knowledgeable, caring and competent people. I have nothing against the VA hospital.” - John Porter, 68, Vietnam veteran from IowaThe $550,000 for which Porter settled will likely shrink fast, he told the Register.

Source: Fox News August 27, 2017 04:07 UTC