Tort Claim Vs. St. Petersburg Va/tampa Va,fla.

[william n]

Welll, just got off the phone w/lawyer in Austin, Tx. Michael Archuleta,J.D,M.D.,MBA(Archuleta,Alsaffar & Higginbotham) and he received the denial letter. They(VA) state "that although i was awarded 30% disability by the Va in a NSC Pension Claim for the injuries, I should feel lucky because if they made an award it would have offset my "Pension", for years". HEHEHE.noo kiddin!! Now, the lawyer wants too crank it up a notch. Federal papers will be filed in court, and were rollin,rollin rollin. Now, the 1151 papers are being filed, as well. (I think) Forgot to ask him about that.. Keep ya posted, William

Can I get the copies of the Med. review of the outside VISN that did the review, under FOIA??

Edited October 2, 2008 by william n

[Berta]

"As Berta so clearly says, once a vet dies the VA incompetence gets transferred to his/her survivors."

And only if they really believe that malpractice has occurred.

If I didnt take a lot of time to really study my husband's entire clinical record-and study some cardiology- they would have gotten away with it all-

Many families dont even question a Death Certificate and whether the vet's VA health care was proper or not.

"the VA incompetence gets transferred to his/her survivors" and if they dont sue and have these doctors reported to the NPDB-

the incompetence gets transferred to more and more veterans.

That is a National disgrace and a tragedy that is as bad as a misreported combat death.

Edited October 5, 2008 by Berta

[Ladybug]

I was going to file a tort claim against a physician at St. Pete Bay Pines myself, but was too busy trying to keep my SS and SC claims above water. I'm not surprised to hear about this.