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Had To Seek A Second Opinion, Now What?
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marina53
Recently my husband sought care at a VA hospital and received substandard care, in my opinion. To make a LONG story short, he had a tumor and was told that it was "nothing". After several months of going back and forth with the VA, (he never actually saw a physician, but a PA), he finally sought an outside opinion from a civilian doctor. The civilian doctor was alarmed at his care and scheduled him for surgery. I am an RN and did some very basic internet research, which indeed showed that my husband did not receive the care he should have. Now we are facing thousands of dollars in medical expenses just because the VA hospital did not follow the accepted standard of care for his condition. Can someone tell me if there is a way to submit what we paid for outside care to the VA and be compensated for our expenses? I am not seeking malpractice, but just getting the money back that we paid for care the VA hospital should have provided to begin with.
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Buck52
Just my 2 cents sorry to hear this happen to your hubby & un-excusable to say the least! Unfortunately I don't think the VA will pay for the'' outside'' health care?..if he had this con
Berta
The only way I know of to recover those expenses is to file either a FTCA claim or a Section l151 claim or both. But these claims are based on malpractice. If successful, this type of claim can help
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