VA to fire employee for alleged abuse of disabled vet at a state-run veterans home
By: Patricia Kime | Published: 2026-06-24 21:23:10 | Source: www.militarytimes.com
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A Persian Gulf War veteran with Alzheimer’s disease was pushed, punched and shoved violently into his wheelchair in a state-run veterans home this spring — allegedly by his caretaker, a man who also worked at a nearby Veterans Affairs hospital and was allowed to remain employed there after being fired from the state facility because of the abuse.
Matthew A. Cox was charged April 2 for…
