What to do?

[paulstrgn]

Two of the contracting companies that I am aware of (I have been to both for C&P) is QTC and LHI. I have found that both of these companies use the same doctors though. I have called LHI after an appointment I had with one of their doctors and they took down my complaint, the doctor was overly rough and did not stop when I told him he was hurting me during the exam. I did not hear anything back from my complaint but the woman on the other end of the call was very thankful for me letting them know. 

[paulstrgn]

I believe the third contractor is VES for C&P.

[seminoles]

3 hours ago, paulstrgn said:

I believe the third contractor is VES for C&P.

I have had both VES and QTC, both of my QTC examiners were complete crap, the VES one was far better and actually came to the city nearby so I didn't have to travel so far.  One of the QTC examiners I had was so bad he could hardly speak English, didn't know how to log into the system and spent less than 5 minutes with me for 3 conditions (I was only sent for exams because I had applied for A & A).

 

[doc25]

8 hours ago, paulstrgn said:

Two of the contracting companies that I am aware of (I have been to both for C&P) is QTC and LHI. I have found that both of these companies use the same doctors though. I have called LHI after an appointment I had with one of their doctors and they took down my complaint, the doctor was overly rough and did not stop when I told him he was hurting me during the exam. I did not hear anything back from my complaint but the woman on the other end of the call was very thankful for me letting them know. 

QTC is the medical component of  Lockheed Martin now. Why is Lockheed Martin in the business of Veterans Affairs?? Aren't they supposed to be a defense contractor?

Although I work for the VA, I work on the VHA side. VBA is a totally different beast. 

https://www.triple-tree.com/investment-banking/transactions/qtc-acquired-by-lockheed-martin/

LHI apparently is part of UnitedHealthGroup. Isn't that an Insurance company?

Corporate interests have made it a business to screw veterans and surviving dependents.

 

[Berta]

Thank you all!

It will take me time but I want to find out more info on them.

It is no secret that VA doctors and other professionals have been leaving the system-but are not being replaced by actual VA employees.

"To care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow, and his orphan." Abraham Lincoln.

There has been some interest to change this motto to account for him and "her." I think maybe it should state -

"to care for all" who have borne the battle: etc, but  "with non -VA health care providers."

I had no idea VAMCs were using so many contractors until I read of the Tally case.

I also assume the non VA 'doctors' under contracts do not have to adhere to the VA Physician's Handbook - of extensive guidelines to providing proper care.

https://www.va.gov/vapubs/viewPublication.asp?Pub_ID=338&FType=2

Interesting enough- the Handbook has the same type of rhetoric for treating VA employees as it had in 1988.

I used the 1988 M21 version of the Physician guidelines, to help succeed in  my FTCA wrongful death case.

It corresponded with the very first documented instances  of malpractice,in my husband's medical records,  at the local VAMC, and also warranted a 1988 EED for my AO IHD death claim-awarded in 2012. (He was both a SC vet and a VA employee)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited December 9, 2018 by Berta

[Buck52]

 With me this was a VA Employee  a prosthodontist, Specialist, or she is suppose to be??

she may do C&P Exams I don't know.

  but for me this was just getting me new partials because the ones I did have, my teeth shifted or something  they stop fitting correctly.even after boo coos of adjustments,  so they said they will make me some new ones.  what a Joke that turn out to be...

This dentist  she  was very rude when I ask questions, when she made the mold for the partials and mixed up that clay stuff  she did not put the clay in some cups that fit around my teeth, she took her fingers and just poked that stuff inside my mouth and was very rough about it, I could kinda tell they won't fit right when she gets them back and I was right.

 After she got finished making the molds, she sent me on my way and said to me to  they would call me in for a fitting when they come in.2/3 weeks.

I said yes mam and thanked her and left the cubical area. (Dentist Chair)

I went out front to the clerks and they said I need to go to the restroom and rinse that mold off my mouth  its all over my upper and lower lips (how embarrassing that was to me everyone looking at me), grrrr

This Dentist showed no respect to me what so ever , after I came back for adjustments she said my partials were suppose to be lose they will not fit like your normal teeth, I said yes mam I realize that and I need to get use to them, but I disagree about them fitting lose and snapping, she was argumentative and said ''I been doing this now over 20 years and I know partials are suppose to be lose and you just have to re--snap then back in every time they do...I said every time I bite down they do this and they don't fit right they hurt, she said yes just get use to them..

, anyway these partials hurt they do not fit me right they go to far into my gums and when that happens  its excruciating pain..she said well you just have to get use to it and besides they are free no cost to you.

The dentist had a resident to make the adjustments...she went back and forth sanding these new partials several times over an hour, but none of it was doing any good  on the 6th trip back to the sander I told her  that's ok lets just stop..so the resident stop..I never have NOT been able to wear these new partials, and now its  been about 6 months since this all took place back in July this year. (TAKES FOR EVER TO GET INTO THE DENTIST )

of course this dentist never mention any of this in her Notes...so its my word against hers. who do you think they will believe? The Dentist of course!

They are  highly educated in this field and the Veteran is just stupid and don't know about teeth...I may not know about teeth but I know what pain feels like   even the patient advocates will probably believe her   if they get their teeth fixed there...eh!

We Veterans just don't have a fighting chance, we take what they will do for us or we get NOTHING. or just do with out.

I have to go see her the 12th I do not want to see this Dentist ever again..I am going to ask the clerks at the front if I can see another dentist?

Edited December 9, 2018 by Buck52