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Alive. somebody is going on that electronic wait list, and where people are identified as being dead, somebody is changing that and saying no, they are not dead. >> correct. >> reporter: to hide the fact that people died on that list? >> thats my belief. >> reporter: what would be any other purpose? >> there wouldnt be any other purpose. >> reporter: why? dewenter says the number of dead in this v.a. wait list scandal may be even bigger than first reported, and someone, she says, is trying to co...

Frankly, unthinkable. she says someone now is trying to hide the number of u.s. veterans who died here waiting for care. in seven cases so far where she has determined a veteran on a witting list was, in fact, deceased, she says someone above her has changed the record back. the veteran suddenly listed as alive. somebody is going on that electronic wait list and where people are identified as being dead, somebody is changing that and saying, no, theyre not dead. >> correct. >> to hide the fact p...

Forward. the most startling allegation in this report is that until very recently someone has been trying to hide the number of vets who have died. did you get any response from the va that could explain that? >> not, not really. andersen, we asked, got bland, generic response. it says the new acting secretary at the va is saying, we must work together to fix the unacceptable systemic problems in accessing va health care. the va is taking action to accelerate action and access veterans to get th...

Say. and work these schedule appointments so at least i felt the sickest of the sick were being treated. >> and youre making basically those triage decisions? >> yes. >> wolf, we asked the veterans administration directly to respond to the allegations made in this report. they only gave us a generic statement, saying they are working hard to reduce the wait list and try to fix the systemic problems at the va. but apparently this investigation could get very nasty out in phoenix as a cover-up may...

Yes. >> reporter: thats terrible. >> it is beyond horrible. >> reporter: there simply were not enough doctors, not enough appointments to handle new patients. backlogged patients and yes, very sick patients. dewinter, a scheduling clerk, was making life-and-death decisions. >> and that really overtook even the wait list nourgsw i have a consult where veterans are very sick. so i have to ease of on the wait list. it just sound so wrong to say -- i worked these scheduled appointments so i at least...

Media giant to the pages asking why they hadnt been flagged. it included t-shirts, hood kede and action figurer who say fight for freedom until the last drop of blood and we stand for isis. they were immediately removed and a team will investigate. >> more than 1,000 veterans may have died due to misconduct at the va. that is according to a bombshell new report. senator tom coburn releasing the findings the results of a year long investigation of va hospitals around the country. coburn allege th...

Drew griffin has the exclusive interview. >> reporter: pauline dewinter, a scheduling clerk at phoenix va is coming forward. because she believes she knows something that is frankly unthinkable. that is saying something considering the shameful facts of what we know happened at this va. she says some one now is trying to hide the number of u.s. veterans who died here waiting for care. in seven cases so far, where in seven cases so far, where she has determined a veteran on a waiting list was in ...

>> reporter: why? dewinter says the numbers of dead in this va wait list scandal may be even bigger than first reported, and someone, she says, is trying to cover up the record. and that has been happening fairly recently. >> yes. >> reporter: that is a cover-up. >> yes. >> reporter: did you feel that the investigators are on to that? >> yes. >> reporter: because you told them. >> i have surrendered evidence, yes. >> reporter: if there ever was a doubt there was a secret waiting list at the phoe...

First reported. and someone, she says, is trying to cover up the record. >> and that has been happening fairly recently? >> yes. >> that is a cover-up? >> yes. >> do you feel that the investigators are on to that? >> yes. >> because you told them? >> i have surrendered evidence, yes. >> if there ever was a doubt there was a secret waiting list that the phoenix va, dewinters says shes here to lay those doubts to rest. there simply were not enough doctors, not enough appointments to handle new pat...

Very sick. so i have to ease up on the wait list which is so wrong to say, and work these scheduled appointments so at least i felt the sickest of the sick were being treated. >> and youre making basically those triage decisions. >> yes. >> drew griffin, the reporter who originally broke the news of this va scandal, joins me live now from the cnn center in atlanta. story after story, drew, i cant believe what im hearing from you. now this. after you actually broke the story. i just dont know how...