A Marine Corps veteran and Addiction Therapist at the Phoenix VA, Brandon Coleman witnessed a plethora of improper and possibly unlawful practices within the facility. Coleman disclosed that suicidal veterans had been neglected, and left to walk out of the hospital without proper care. Following his disclosure, Coleman learned that his own medical records had been accessed by a VA Social Worker. Coleman testified before Congress regarding the retaliation he experienced at the VA and subsequently helped to found the VA Truth Tellers, a whistleblowing group. An investigation by the VA’s Office of the Medical Inspector substantiated Coleman’s disclosures. In August 2017, Coleman was assigned to the VA’s newly created Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection.
