ptsd Approved Fee Basis For Dental

[#1Cavtrooper]

I called the Dental Clinic in Houston on Friday and spoke with a very nice lady and requested Fee Basis for my Dental. It was later in the day about 4 p.m. when I called. To my amazement this same lady called not only called my home telephone number, but also my cell today (before noon) to let me know that I was approved for this. She even apologized for not calling me back on Friday! I am very pleased with the outcome for it saves me driving 116 miles to spend 1 hour in the dentist's chair and then make the return trip home. The long trip aggravates three of my service connected disabilities... Back, Cervical Spine and especially my PTSD (with the traffic and people causing me a lot of anxiety). To sum it up, Houston (the Varo and the Hospital) has treated me really good. If your service connected disabilities are aggravated by a long commute such as this I would suggest requesting Fee Basis. Now I will be able to use my local Dentist and not have to commute a little over 5 hours round trip.

Edited June 3, 2013 by #1Cavtrooper

[carlie]

Good on you and fee basis !

[stillhere]

They also are actually saving a few bucks in travel pay! Someone in fee basis is on the ball!

[justrluk]

I know this is an old thread, but can someone explain to me how this works? In particular, can I use a dentist of my choice that agrees to accept the VA fee basis, or must I use one on the list provided?

Thanks!

[Pete53]

You can use any Dentist who accepts VA cause they are slow pay and difficult to work with

[justrluk]

I called them and the person at the other end said "stick to who's on the list". The only one I recognize is my current doctor and I can't stand going to him. I'd rather go to the doctor that the rest of my family uses and hope for the best. My private insurance will cover it, but why pay the deductible when the VA provides the benefit???

[john999]

I would pay the deductible rather than have some clown do a poor job on my teeth. VA did that for me and I ended up losing that tooth. Now I am paying for two crowns and an implant with VA saying dental implant is "elective" and "you don't need that tooth anyway". It is just not worth saving a buck to have someone treat you that you hate and have no confidence in. My opinion. I got the VA to pay some towards dental work once. It took six months and they called me and my dentist liars.

John