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Archuleta Law Firm

VA & Military Medical Malpractice Case Results

Our VA and military medical malpractice attorneys have recovered $145M+ for veterans and military families — proven results in the fight for veterans' rights and medical malpractice justice

Supreme Court Building - Federal Tort Claims Act Legal Authority
Air Force
$44.7M+Birth Injury
Army
$32.7M+Medical Malpractice
Army
$18.7M+Birth Injury

The law firm you choose may be the most important decision you ever make about your case.

– Dr. Michael Archuleta
$145M*

Total Recovered

$100M+

Received by Clients

600*

Cases Won

$27M+

Attorney Fees

*Based on comprehensive analysis of U.S. Department of Treasury Judgment Fund data (2009-2025). View full analysis and methodology →

Our Experience

With over 600 successful FTCA cases and more than $145 million recovered, Archuleta Law Firm has built a comprehensive track record in federal medical malpractice law.

600
Cases Won
$100M+
To Clients
15+
Years
50
States

Our Case Results Against the U.S. Government

Below are just a few examples of our success in obtaining justice and compensation for veterans and their families. These results represent real cases where we held the federal government accountable for medical negligence. For what average VA medical malpractice settlements look like based on 16 years of U.S. Treasury Judgment Fund data, see our full FTCA payout analysis.

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Every case turns on its own facts, evidence, and applicable law. The figures below are this firm’s own case records, shown as the total awarded, the amount received by clients, and attorney fees; individual recoveries may also be reduced by case costs and medical liens. They are not a prediction or promise about any other claim. This page is attorney advertising. Contacting Archuleta Law Firm does not create an attorney-client relationship.

$44,717,681
Air Force
Client: $15,752,732
$32,676,410
Army
Client: $18,967,710
$18,708,734
Army
Client: $8,704,761
$13,690,648
Navy
Client: $9,183,752
$10,000,000
Army
Client: $6,525,317
$10,000,000
Army
Client: $7,384,854
$7,500,000
Army
Client: $5,474,482
$5,800,000
Army
Client: $4,106,711

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Former Army Claims Attorney
Proven Results
$145M+ Recovered

We've achieved some of the largest medical malpractice judgments and settlements in the history of the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA).

Recognized leaders in federal tort claims and military medical malpractice law

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Understanding the review

Medical context. Legal perspective.

Understanding a potential medical malpractice claim means connecting the details of care with the legal questions they raise.

The review pathway
Editorial illustration of medical records examined through a lens alongside complementary review perspectives.
An illustrated guide to the questions behind a review.

Explore the questions

Understand the careFrame the medical questions.

Medical experience helps inform questions about the treatment, the sequence of events, and what the available records may help explain.

Useful to knowThe purpose is to understand the care and identify the details that need closer examination.

Connect the issuesBring the legal requirements into view.

Legal experience helps frame the issues of duty, causation, eligibility, and the procedures that may apply to the circumstances.

Useful to knowThe medical account and the legal requirements need to be considered together.

Discuss next stepsClarify what needs further review.

The information available, the gaps that remain, and the potential claim routes help shape a discussion of possible next steps.

Useful to knowAn initial review is a starting point for questions, not a prediction of an outcome.

Every potential claim depends on its own facts. A poor outcome alone does not establish malpractice.