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Veterans Affairs Undersecretary Robert Petzel, MD testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, May 15, 2014, before the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee hearing to examine the state of Veterans Affairs health care. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Robert Petzel resigns as Veterans Affairs undersecretary amid hospital scandal

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

In this May 15, 2014, photo, Veterans Affairs Undersecretary Robert Petzel testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, May 15, 2014, before the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee hearing to examine the state of Veterans Affairs health care. Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki says May 16 he has accepted the resignation of Petzel. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Top VA health official resigns under fire

By PAULINE JELINEK and MATTHEW DALY - Associated Press

Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2013, before the House Veterans Affairs Committee hearing on the effects the government shutdown is having on benefits and services to veterans. About 3.8 million veterans will not receive disability compensation next month if the partial government shutdown continues into late October, Shinseki told lawmakers Wednesday. Some 315,000 veterans and 202,000 surviving spouses and dependents will see pension payments stopped. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

American Legion calls for ouster of VA secretary Shinseki

By Maggie Ybarra - The Washington Times

**FILE** With Vietnam military veteran Chuck Tharp (right) listening in, Arizona Republican Sens. John McCain (second from left) and Sen. Jeff Flake (left) finish up a news conference to discuss recent reports that dozens of VA hospital patients in Arizona may have died while awaiting medical care in the Phoenix VA Health Care System, adjacent to the VA Hospital on April 18, 2014, in Phoenix. Last week's disclosures by current and former Department of Veterans Affairs employees is leading to investigations by the House Committee on Veterans Affairs and the Inspector General for the VA are looking into not only the deaths, but allegations of falsified record keeping and medical reporting. (Associated Press)

VA official: No evidence of secret wait list yet in Phoenix

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

Dr. Robert Petzel, undersecretary for health for the Department of Veterans Affairs, said that so far there is no proof that any vets that died waiting for care. (Associated Press)

Still no evidence in Phoenix VA facility scandal

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times