Vamc Clinic Visit

[Bound4heaven]

Greetings to all,

Two weeks ago I have a visit with a neuroligist about migraines. He also examined my feet because of no sensation in my toes. I requested the clinic notes and noticed he said wrote down several things that did not take place and if the RO seen them it might question the severity of one of my disabilities which I am rated at 100% loss of use.

I sent a letter directly to the doctor with a copy of the clinic report (the examiner in question is a resident and not a Dr) I highlighted the areas of issue and ask that they be removed, because it did not take place and I enclosed a self-addressed envelope for him to send me a copy of the corrected report.

I do not know if he will or will not do it, if he will not do it I will send a copy of the sent letter and clinic report and file a complaint with the patient's advocate office.

I have made a decision that I will never see again a specialist at the VA ( I have medicare). I see my primiary VA Dr once a year at a nearby clinic.

What do you guys think of writing the letter to the resident? was that you feel a good move?

God bless you all.

Bound4Heaven

[vaf]

My point is that there's been discussion here of the VA questioning the validity of any IMO wherein the physician writing the opinion did not personally examine the veteran, but otherwise reviewed the veteran's medical records, and opined as a result of the evidence reviewed.

My statement was to illustrate the fact that the VA C & P structure allows physicians to sign off on the exams and conclusions reached by residents conducting C & P exams, without the physician ever having personally examined the veteran.

This has nothing to do with Dr. Bash himself, as I'm fully aware of his curriculum vitae, having asked for his assistance in the past and am quite grateful for the results.

[Pete53]

My Brother got his IMO from a plain old MD and the VA took it and did not even ask for a C&P a few years ago. They gave him a pension and he just recently reapplied for Service Connected Disability. I think that a Veteran who can link a disability to Service can get the same 100% that they should get but the damn VA makes things difficult.

[Bound4heaven]

Greetings,

Thank you both for your responses. You are right on VAF. I also have had to use Dr. Bash IMO. You made such a great point, that I will also use. I have never looked at it from that perspective. Thank you so much and God bless you.

Bound4Heaven

[Bound4heaven]

Greetings To all,

I just wanted to update you all on this issue. I just received a call from the resident in question agreeing the he indeed made the entries and would correct my medical file and send me a copy of it as per my request.

It aslo didn't hurt that I wrote to the patient advocate and the VA Medical Center Director. This is a small victory and in many years in coming. I hope this encourages others here at hadit that you do not have to accept errors in their medical files made by incompdenant residents or doctots alike.

Thank you all for your help. God bless.

Bound4Heaven

[tssnave]

B4H,

Yea!! Thanks for the encouraging news for the rest of us. Thanks for fighting the good fight!!

TS

[LarryJ]

"(the examiner in question is a resident and not a Dr)"

Of course the "resident" is a Doctor, an M.D.

Matter-of-fact, this resident M.D. is probably doing his "residency" in neurology.

Sheeesh, you guys, get a grip!