1151 Claim Advice Needed...

[rpowell01]

Well for the past 6 months I have been having some horrible issues going on that I have been telling my VA PCP over and over. First it started with me feeling sick and really, really fatigued. I thought it was the Percocet so I asked my VA PCP if he could switch me to something else. So, he switched me to Morphine. Well that didn't work either as I was still fatigued. My sleep pattern was all out of whack and it was crazy. So, I asked to be switched again and he precribed Oxycodone. I found it better than the other ones. I wasn't getting sick but I was still fatigued and my sleep patters were still messed up. Example: I would sleep from 10pm-7am. That should be plenty of sleep right? At 9am I would get really fatigued and I would have to sleep another 3-4 hours. Then by 6pm I would be sleep again, so I would try to stay awake until 7pm and then I would get up at 2am and stay up for 5 hours. This went on and on and on for a few months.

Three weeks ago I had to go to the ER because my heart rate and blood pressure went sky high and I thought that was it I was having a heart attack. Diagnosis from the ER, Panic Attacks!!! One week later I had to go back to the ER for the same exact thing. Diagnosis: Panic Attacks!!! Nine days later boom I am back in the ER for the same thing. This time there was a nurse in the room and when I explained all the symptoms I have been having she said "Have you have had your Thyroid checked?" I told her that I just had a full blood work done at the VA and they said everything was "Okay", per my VA PCP. She asked the ER MD if he would approve they test the Thyroid. 15 minutes later boom the answer was THYROID problems causing the fatigue, heart racing, elavated blood pressure and just being sick.

I have explained all my symptoms to my VA PCP and I have secure messages to prove it. Instead of gathering all the evidence what does he do, he calls Cardiology to get them to send me a heart monitor I had to wear for 21 days. Funny thing is I just received it yesterday. After I found out all the problems was because of the Thyroid because I must have had at least 5 EKGs in the past month and they were all normal. So tomorrow I am packing that monitor back up and sending it back to Cardionet (company contractor with the VA).

Since I have been dealing with this for at least 6 months, maybe longer, and my VA PCP just hung me out to dry, and, with all the blood I gave last week that should have shown bad Thyroid levels (I dont' know if they checked them on the yearly appointment), can I file a 1151 claim since it appears the VA and my VA PCP didn't have a clue? I suffered 6+ months with this crap and my VA PCP threw me under the bus and waited months and months before he did anything. He waited until I had to go to the ER with a 160 heart rate and blood pressure that I could have stroked out with.

Advice please...

[63SIERRA]

The VA doctors sure seem to have selective hearing dont they? Im dealing with the exact same scenario myself.

The doctors seem to be so caught up in denial of testing, to avoid acknowledging ilnesses , its become dangerous.

Heres another little trick they do. Ok you go in to see the primary team and tell them you would like chiropractic care due to your service connected back injury. They will deny you with some bullshit answer, such as you dont qualify.

THEN what they do, is put in a " referral " into thier notes./. They then write down in the notes, nurse called veteran, asking for call back to inform veteran of referral for chiropractic consult..

THE VETERAN IS NEVER INFORMED OF ANY REFERRAL. IT IS ALL ON PAPER INTERNALLY TO COVER THIER ASS, BUT THEY NEVER TELL YOU ABT ANY REFERRAL or actual attempt to call you, you never get an appt in the mail, ita all a sham.

So if later on the veteran goes to file an 1151 OR FTC CLAIM, they go dig out the record and say " well we initiated a referral as the veteran requested, called them, and they never called back. "

I have proof in my medical records of them doing this twice.

The first time was right after I fired a doctor, for denial of care,

and it just happened again, but they backdated and inserted it.

They lie to your face, then put in the records that they offered you the care you requested.

Edited February 5, 2015 by 63SIERRA

[63SIERRA]

That is why from here on forward, all communications go thru myhealthevet. I have a record of all communications, so If I request something and its denied, I confront them about it via secure messaging. Before any appointment, all concerns are sent beforehand, so they cant lie and say the concern was never brought up..

It seems the doctors are making the nurses do most of thier dirty work so they can stand clean when the shit hits the fan.

Then when you confront the doctors, they say.. " well somebody must have given you wrong information""

Yes, WRONG INFORMATION THAT THEY ARE TELLING THE NURSES TO PUT OUT.

please ...read your medical records, read your notes, copy your records copy your notes. Dont call the 1800 we never got your message line... , send secure message thru my health e vet. its the only leg you have to stand on with these rats.

Also be very proactive in your care, research your issues, if it doesnt sound like your getting proper care, call them on it.

Edited February 5, 2015 by 63SIERRA

[63SIERRA]

Heres another example of what they will do. You go in complaining of widespread muscle and joint pain. The nurse says something passive like,, ohh it sucks to be getting older dont it? Then you push the issue and say, well its gotten worse, its affecting my life and I would like to get some testing done. The nurse asks one question, such as, is there one central location where its painful all the time.

The nurse, who is NOT EVEN CLOSE TO BEING QUALIFIED) TO MAKE AN ON THE SPOT DIAGNOSIS. shoots you down right then and there,......THIS IS BLATANT MALPRACTICE. These nurses know they arent qualified to make these calls, but they are pressured to do so, to shoot the vets problems down, and squash them.

I challenge all my veteran brothers and sisters who have had chronic problems and requested testing and treatment and were denied to go read thru your notes. tell me what you find..

Edited February 5, 2015 by 63SIERRA

[rpowell01]

Yes I ONLY secure message through myhealthevet. Heck the PCP told his nurses he was impressed with me using the secure messaging. But, I am betting he is really telling his nurses "Geez I wish that guy would quit messaging me. This secure messaging has to go." LOL

Well I kind of stuck my foot in my mouth with this topic in a way. The labs I just had last Friday only showed my Thyroid levels at around 2 so its NOT the VAs nor my PCP's fault. Its my Thyroid's fault for playing these stupid games on the level it outputs.

Its all good I have a private doctor working on it and next Tuesday I go for some type of ultra sound that they test with some kind of radioactive material to see what the Thyroid is doing.

[rpowell01]

You know after searching BVA cases they have denied 100% everyone of them even though the veteran showed symptoms but the blood levels were normal. My Private MD believes I have Hashimoto's Disease which is an autoimmune causing my own antibodies to attack the Thyroid.

I was stationed at Ft McClellan and a lot of people that was stationed there has all kinds of problems. Congress has yet to act on the Ft McClellan issues even though the water on the base and in Anniston was found to be contaminated with all kinds of stuff. The company that disposed toxic chemicals got caught dumping. I can't remember the company's name but they are known throughout the USA of doing things like this. Anniston sued them and won their case. Why hasn't Congress Acted on this for all the veterans who have these autoimmune diseases that we know was causes by toxic agents in the drinking water?

[rpowell01]

Well it was confirmed I have Graves' Disease of my Thyroid!!!!