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WASHINGTON, D.C. (WTVD) -- Despite being told he has less than a year to live, Fort Bragg Green Beret Richard Stayskal is fighting to the end to make a difference for not only himself and his family but for all military families.
This week in Washington DC, the Sergeant First Class Richard Stayskal Military Medical Accountability Act of 2019 was introduced.
WASHINGTON, DC (WTVD) -- A Fort Bragg Green Beret fighting for his life is also fighting for change that would affect all active duty military.
Sgt. 1st Class Richard Stayskal testified before the House Armed Services Committee in Washington DC, at a hearing called "Feres Doctrine -- a Policy in Need of Reform?"
Army Sgt. First Class Richard Stayskal isn't working to change an obscure court ruling that prohibits him from suing the military health system -- the one that missed his terminal lung cancer -- just for himself.
He is doing it for his wife, children and the service members who could become victims of military medical malpractice, he told members of the House Armed Services personnel subcommittee on Tuesday.
Lawmakers introduced legislation on Tuesday that would allow service members and their families to sue the government, in certain cases, when a member of the military is a victim of military medical malpractice. The bill was introduced by Rep. Jackie Speier (D-Calif.) the chairwoman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel, and includes co-sponsors from both sides of the aisle.