Hep C

[gp747]

DUE TO HIS HISTORY AND PRESENT CONDITION OF DEPRESSION HE IS NOT A CANDIDATE FOR TREATMENT. ALSO A HEPATITIS C RNA IS COLLECTED BUT HAS NOT BEEN COMPLETED AT THIS TIME. :F ADDITIONAL INFORMATION NEEDED YOU MAY CONTACT THE US AT - ———

when i was discussing treatment options for my hep.c the doc's agreed i was

too mentally unstable to take treatment. my hep c is left unattended and i

run the risk of eventually having a liver transplant or dieing of HEP.C

would this be considered a claim of its own or would it be considered for

some type of secondary type claim.

i found this looking through my recently acquired records and noticed on

denial from a while back they kind of edited what was said. they said on denial

"trying to make it trivial", that was not candidate for treatment and left it at that.

Edited November 14, 2008 by skunk

[gp747]

DUE TO HIS HISTORY AND PRESENT CONDITION OF DEPRESSION HE IS NOT A CANDIDATE FOR TREATMENT. ALSO A HEPATITIS C RNA IS COLLECTED BUT HAS NOT BEEN COMPLETED AT THIS TIME. :F ADDITIONAL INFORMATION NEEDED YOU MAY CONTACT THE US AT - ———

when i was discussing treatment options for my hep.c the doc's agreed i was

too mentally unstable to take treatment. my hep c is left unattended and i

run the risk of eventually having a liver transplant or dieing of HEP.C

would this be considered a claim of its own or would it be considered for

some type of secondary type claim.

i found this looking through my recently acquired records and noticed on

denial from a while back they kind of edited what was said. they said on denial

"trying to make it trivial", that was not candidate for treatment and left it at that.

just trying to figure out how to make this a secondary claim or whatever.

[carlie]

skunk,

What does the medical evidence say the nexus (connection) of the

Hep C is - why do you have it ??

Are you service connected for it.

Did you have tatoos prior to military ?

carlie

[gp747]

skunk,

What does the medical evidence say the nexus (connection) of the

Hep C is - why do you have it ??

Are you service connected for it.

Did you have tatoos prior to military ?

carlie

i am not service connected for it, i tried and was denied because of tattoo

but since i have been sc for bi-polar , which is cause of them denying treatment

i was wondering , i was wondering if some how it would be considered secondary

for worsening condition as i am not able to take treatment because of side effects

suicidal and other side effects

I COULD HAVE GOTTEN THE TREATMENT ,IF IT WAS NOT FOR MY BI-POLAR SITUATION I WAS ELIGIBLE BUT THEY CONSIDERED IT TOO

RISKY WITH MY MENTAL CONDITION FOR WHICH I AM NOW SC FOR

Edited November 14, 2008 by skunk

[john999]

Skunk

That is like the VA saying because you are mentally unstable they are not going to treat a cancer if you had it. If I had hep c that would make my depression much worse. You can appeal medical decisions that deny care. You go to the medical director. Are they going to wait until your liver fails? The only good vet is a dead vet.

[purple]

i'd ask whoever told you that to put it in writing and sign their name to it.......then send it to the media..........

[gp747]

Skunk

That is like the VA saying because you are mentally unstable they are not going to treat a cancer if you had it. If I had hep c that would make my depression much worse. You can appeal medical decisions that deny care. You go to the medical director. Are they going to wait until your liver fails? The only good vet is a dead vet.

the reason they did not want to treat it was because of the side effects , which are

suicidal , and all kinds of stuff depression, all the things i am already suffering from and

if i took the treatment it would compound my mental illness, which i agree with. they

were willing to give me treatment ,but a person with my type of mental illness would

probably have to be inpatient to be observed. my wife was scared of it ,and from what i have read about it it could get serious. what i have been trying to say shouldnt this be a

type of secondary claim to my 30% bi-polar as my condition will worsen without treatment.

Edited November 14, 2008 by skunk