Oftentimes when a settlement is reached with the federal government, much of it gets put into a reversionary trust, where the money is pegged directly to medical bills and must be returned if any of it is unused.

That was not the case for a $2.75 million settlement agreement that was reached after a Veterans Affairs surgeon performed an improper ankle fixation that eventually caused the patient to require a partial leg amputation.

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