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hawkfire27
I have been getting conflicting information about FTCA claims, in one it states the SOL is two years, and then there is another SOL of 6 months from the incident. I don't understand how this works.
We are thinking about filing an FTCA claims because of a C&P doctor that lied on the c&p my husband got in Jasnuary 2010. We then applied for an amendment to the c&p which we just got back, and for a second time the doctor has stated that my husband has no heart disease and is taking no heart medication. My husband is currently 100% sc'ed with PTSD.
When he found out the doctor had not completed the c&p correctly he flipped out, after he calmed down several days later we went to the VAMC and sought advice on getting this corrected. We called his VA psych who is also the chief of staff at the VAMC about this situation because I thought it would be a good idea. After leaving several message we got in the car and drove down there. In the director suite asking for the psych doc/COS we were directed to speak with her aid after the receptionist claimed she wasn't available, the aid agreed that the doctors findings were a little off, and rang around to find who could help us. (important to note that the person we were trying to see was in the hallway as we were leaving, took one look at me (his wife) and hightailed it to their office).We were then directed to the privacy officer, who acted as though we were just a nuisance. She gave us a form to fill out (which we returned with the requested amendments, 5 pages of requested amendments were sent back to her). We requested to get information about the doctors licensing so we could file about the fact she finds it difficult to diagnose heart conditions and wanted to lay a complaint. The privacy officer directed us to the patient advocates office, who said they couldn't help us. By now my husbands PTSD was in full swing and he was struggling to maintain his coll (i think the did really well considering). The patient advocate called security and the MP's . And they followed us from the premises, as my husband left the building voluntarily.
Now we have the amended c&p and they state :'after a through review of the veterans medical record we find the original C&P information to be correct" So now she has lied twice because my husband has over 700 pages of VA medical records to the contrary. My husband is still going to the VAMC for medical care, but under extreme agitation and because I make him go because if his severe PTSD and heart condition.
What I need to know is if anyone here (BERTA, Carlie, John999 etc) thinks we have a tort claim and if so how do we file it. Another interesting thing to note is after this situation my husbands VA doc of 12 years has been resigned and after being assured she would still be his doctor she is no longer his doctor.
Any help would be great! Thanks! B)
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