Lee Roy Cockerham, Jr., and Jane Cockerham v. David Garvin, Veterans Administration

MERRITT, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff, a veteran who received extensive medical services while in a Veterans Administration Hospital, appeals from the judgment of the District Court awarding the costs of those services to the Veterans Administration under the Medical Care Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. § 2651. The Court awarded judgment to the Veterans Administration after the government filed a motion asking the Court to award it funds that had been placed in escrow pursuant to a settlement agreement. The settlement agreement was negotiated by the veteran and the tortfeasors whom he had sued for damages…