Leeds Veterans Affairs fired a disabled veteran for raising concerns about reasonable accommodations, the VA's lack of training, and VA's violations of HIPAA
It is unfortunate that the Department of Veterans Affairs fired me for raising concerns that, had they been addressed, would have otherwise improved the quality of care at the Northampton VA.”
— Matthew Feehan
LEEDS, MASSACHUSETTS, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, July 22, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration violated federal law when it fired a newly hired employee because of a neck disability and perceived political beliefs and retaliated against him for complaining about the discrimination, Matthew Feehan alleges in his appeal to the U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board, Case No. PH-3443-22-0265-I-1.
According to his appeal, Feehan had only worked a mere seven days before his supervisor, the Chief of Primary Care of Central and Western Massachusetts, Dr. May, Kimberly, divulged sensitive protected health information about Central and Western MA medical providers to seemingly justify why the VA cancels many of its appointments. During this encounter, May assumed Feehan's political beliefs and made her position about former President Donald J. Trump known and what May asserted is his Mission Act, as further alleged in Feehan's appeal.
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