Yes, thanks to the Federal Torts Claims Act (FTCA), individuals who were injured in a federally-run medical facility such as a Veterans' Administration facility can file a claim against a doctor at that facility. The claim would be filed in federal court instead of state court, where claims against civilian providers and facilities are filed. Like with state cases, the plaintiff's attorney in a federal medical malpractice claim is required to submit to the court a certificate of merit stating that the attorney has consulted with at least one physician in the same specialty as the defendant doctor who has reviewed the details of the case and believes that medical malpractice has occurred.