Va Are At Arms Length

[mymissie]

BERTA,

I TALKED TO MY BROTHER ABOUT HIS LAST DR. APPOIMENT,FOR HIS EYES.

HE SAID THAT NONE OF THE DR. WANTED TO EVEN CHECK HIS EYES. THEY ADMITTED THAT THEY WERE AFRAID OF TREATING HIM. THEY DID NOT SAY WHY,BUT HE WAS MADE TO FEEL "UN-WELCOME",

( MAYBE NEW ORLEANS NOTIFIED THEM,OF HIS CLAIM FOR SERVICE CONNECTION FOR HIS VISION LOSS??)

THE REASON HE WENT TO THE EYE CLINIC-

(1) HIS EYE WATERED -NON-STOP! ONE OF HIS EYE LASHES HAD ENTERED HIS EYE BALL-LIKE IF STEEL.

(2) HE DID HAVE FOLLOW UP, FROM HOUSTON EYE OPERATION.

(3) WHEN THEY DID THE OPERATION FOR HIS CATATIC,THEY SCRACTED THE IMPLANTED LEN-SO THE LITTLE VISION HE HAS-IS" DOUBLE VISION"

(4) HE IS ON SSD-BUT NO SUPPLMENTAL INSURANCE .

HE IS AFRAID TO ALLOW THE VA TO DO ANY MORE DAMAGE TO HIS EYES,(IF THATS POSSIBLE) BY OPERATIMG TO INSERT A NEW LEN. BUT HE IS GETTING HEADACES BECAUSE OF DOUBLE VISION !!

MY QUESTION IS : IS THERE ANY WAY THAT THE VA WOULD PAY FOR A PRIVATE DOCTOR -TO OPERATE?? HE IS AFRAID!!

THE SO FILED TO SC LOSS OF EYE SIGHT,BUT DID NOT FILE AN 1151 CLAIM! OR SUGGEST ANY OTHER POSSIBILITIES. SHOULD HE WAIT FOR HIS LAST NOD TO BE COMPLETED BEFORE FILING 1151?

WHAT ABOUT TORT CLAIM? WAIT?

[Guest fla_viking]

Dear Veteran.

To have the VA pay for outside medical care. That is called Fee basis. I get Fee basis for psych care because the VA RO was using my Dr notes to tourtour me with stupid misinterpiting and lieing about there notes.

Terry Higgins

[Berta]

Is he on Medicare?

If I were your brother I would get a second opinion from a real doctor-

and follow through what they recommend -a specialist in opthamology and eye surgery-

at this point the VA might only make things worse-

The Sec 1151 claim-

if he feels that he can prove, by his VA medical records that they were negligent in their treatment, he should file a Section 1151 claim ASAP.

The second opinion from a real eye doctor could most probably bolster his Section 1151 claim and the best part would be better care.

The time limit on an FTCA claim is two years-

he must file the FTCA claim within two years after learning of the negligence.

No time limit on the 1151.

The claims are one thing but his health care is more important for him to focus on right now than the claims.

If he files a Section 1151 not only should he tell the VA the additional disabilities he has due to their negligence and make sure to put the double vision and headaches but also tell them that his medical records will reveal his eye care was not

consistent with that type of care as found within the standard medical community and the result has been additional disability to him.

He can refer to and attach some evidence to the claim.

I assume he has all of his VA medical records and they should reveal the evidence of negligence and also the current state of visual problems he has.I also assume that these problems were not a potential risk that the docs discussed with him.??His discharge certificate from the surgery and any eye exam narratives before and after , especially refering to the lens problems, will help the Sec 1151 claim.

Better med care should be his first goal-they -the VA docs he has had-aren't going to improve- so he should get out of the system for further care-in my opinion.