Is Medical Reimbursment Possible?

[elcamino_77us]

I had tried for years to get my Left Knee Service Connected. Note: My Right knee was previously service connected. The Fall of 2010, I was consulted to VAMC Dublin from the local outpatient clinic for MRI's of the knees due to pain. After being prescribed hinged braces bilaterally for osteoarthritis in Jan 2011, I was consulted to VAMC Atlanta. After the Doctor played games with me, he finally agreed to scope "one" knee. I chose my service connected right knee as it usually gave me more problems. Aug 2012 Knee Scope. Documented Findings: two tears of the meniscus. Undocumented Findings: A healed partial tear of my ACL. I was discharged back to my local outpatient clinic after my Post-Op Appointment.

Jun 2013, I reported into the Local VA Outpatient Clinic on Crutches as I could not walk on my Left Knee. I was sent to the local hospital for X-Rays to determine whether or not I had arthritis. I was also scheduled for a follow-up appointment 45 days later, which I kept.

Instead of waiting another two years for the possibility of a knee scope, I used a local clinic that repaired a tear to my meniscus and determined that I had scar tissue due to a previous knee injury. This resulted in my Left Knee finally being service connected with a date of Aug 2012.

What I'm wondering is there a way to get the VA to help pay for my surgery considering that I had first went through them on two different occasions only to be blown off? That I had to seek Out-Side Medical Treatment due to their inadequacies and failure to properly treat me in the first place.

Thanks

[meghp0405]

if your other knee is not service connected, the VA will not pay. You can check with the fee basis office at your VA hospital to confirm what I stated.

[Philip Rogers]

Yes, contact the Fee Basis office, at your VAMC. I see the knee is now SC but I believe you could also file an 1151 claim, since they screwed up. I'm not sure on the 1151, tho.

pr

[elcamino_77us]

Thanks for the info, I will check these leads out!

Thanks Again!!!

[carlie]

You could give it a try.

http://www.va.gov/vaforms/medical/pdf/vha-10-583-fill.pdf

[Vync]

Definitely worth the effort to try

[elcamino_77us]

Thanks Carlie, I 'll give that a try.

Thanks and Merry Christmas!!!

Bill