Can the VA refuse to treat a 100% service-connected veteran citing their case as "too complex," and also refuse to outsource them for care?

What about trying to get a hearing with the Board of Appeals? It may help. Good luck, Semper Fi

This has happened before. And it takes a simple lawyer to contact the Va & it will be handled quickly. They have lost too many cases to try to pull this over & over & over again.

File a complaint with the OIG office. That should fix it. VA website will tell you how to file the complaint

What they do is they say that you’re not that bad. You need to get your records and see exactly what they are reporting. I imagine that what you are told is not in your records. If it isn’t then tell them all correspondence needs to be done in written instructions. Now these meds yes the VA can provide them. The how is a bit harder. The doctor has to put in a request and explain why that med is needed. I would expect it is because it would contradict what they have been saying in writing. My experience comes from having Hoshimotos Thyritis. Which after being treated for the endocrinologist at the VA said that they did even think I had. Easy test it’s a blood draw for the antibodies. Said no to the test because there is no diagnostic value. So to cover up incompetence they just just refuse to do the test. By the way this is what I am rated at 100%. I am missing cartalidge behind my knee caps and have bone spurs now on the front of the joint and the knee cap itself. I was told I was too young for knee replacement and denied pain management. I was told I was a tough guy and it didn’t hurt that much. So I understand your pain. To get the senators on your side your going to need to refute what they are writing into your medical records so first you need to get an account and use the blue button to get them or do a freedom information request. I also imagine they will want you to have seen patient advocacy but they tend to try to protect the VA and not the patient. Well that’s my advice and some back ground use it how you will and good luck

Ive stopped using the VA for just that reason. I was a 90270. A few suggestions. If you retired from service make sure you have tricare. Next apply for social security disablity since you are 100% through the VA. If you get approved for that then you will get medicare. Now you have medicare as your primary health insurance and Tricare as you secondary. Then use a civilian doctor and you have no copay for visits and most procedures. Your medication is through tricares express script and you pay a copay for the meds. Usually $12 to $40 per prescription. I have to have nerves in my back burned about every 6 mos and the cost is around $4000.00 and I dont pay anything for that treatment.

Have you contacted Patient Advocate, If so, have you tried You can file a complaint with the VA by:
Calling the VAOIG Hotline at [login to see]
Calling the VA fiduciary program at [login to see]
Calling the VA toll free number at [login to see]
Calling an EEO counselor at 1-888-RES-EEO1 ( [login to see] ), or 998, they will get you where you need to go to get assistance, it's not just suicide line.

Write a letter to your Congressman, at all levels. As SPC Richard Zacke says, the WH, and that staff, and yes it can and will be covered, most likely. I had a double lung transplant 20 years after separation from service and the name brand meds that are recommended from Duke are getting the pushed down to the basic meds that VA is willing to pay for NOT what DUH is wanting their transplant patients to take. Talk to your Representatives, Senators, and all the other ilk on the Hill to get the Health Care PROMISED/Contracted to you and me.

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I presume your case is not covered unders the PACTAct, SE or SWAsia. High profile issues getting due attention.

I agree, if your senator was no help, write the POTUS & cc your states senators, particularly if they will be running for office soon. It seems as though once political interest is shown, nothing is to expensive or to complex.

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