A jury awarded more than $50 million to the estate of Vietnam veteran Tony Waldrop after finding that a doctor disfigured him.
In 2013, Waldrop was suffering from skin cancer on his right ear and was getting treated at the VA for years with no problems. But he needed an appointment quicker than the VA could provide.
“The VA couldn’t see him in time for this. He needed to be seen sooner than later, so he got a referral from the VA, and they sent him to Dr. Payne, who is also a vet,” attorney Lloyd Bell told Channel 2’s Tyisha Fernandes…