Thanks to the ever-vigilant Judicial Watch, new evidence has emerged that the Department of Veterans Affairs intentionally worked to erase its scandal-plagued paperwork trail. According to JW, “[O]n November 25, 2009, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) was informed that top VA officials had ordered a nationwide purge of ‘all outstanding [MRI] imaging orders for studies older than 6 months.’ Seven days later, on December 2, 2009, the OIG closed its investigation without taking further action. The documents … also detail repeated efforts by VA whistleblower Oliver Mitchell … to persuade the OIG to fully investigate the mass destruction of veterans’ medical files and the cancellation of examination requests. The documents, dating back to 2009, reveal that OIG spent barely two months investigating the allegations before closing the case.” Meanwhile, the Phoenix office awarded $10 million in bonuses as veterans suffered – and in some cases, died. More…