Have you negative or positive experiences with the Military Health System?

LTC Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 20 Mar 2014 17:44:25 -0400

How was it positive or negative and what was the factor that helped to make your experience a positive one or a negative one? Please do not post any Protected Health Information(PHI) here. For this discussion let's limit this to the DOD system only and not the VA system.

Response by SFC Daniel Faires made Apr 1 at 2014 7:04 PM

SFC Daniel Faires — Tue, 01 Apr 2014 19:04:39 -0400

I had an awesome experience I was a catagory 4 in dental, happened to be near a MTF at JBLM for a class, I am stationed 3 hrs away . I walked in it happened to be at the tail end of sick call. The dentest did xrays and found i needed some work , They sent me all over the base but I will say this 3 COL , 2 LTC and a MAJ did their damndest and got me into every available slot they could yes i went in on a MON I had two cavities, 2 fake teeth redone, (caps) and a root canal done in one weeks time and most of all I missed no time from the class.

I say BRAVO and gave them a huge kudos

Response by PO1 William "Chip" Nagel made Apr 1 at 2014 7:33 PM

PO1 William "Chip" Nagel — Tue, 01 Apr 2014 19:33:20 -0400

All Positive, From the time I walked into Bolling AFB Clinic unable to breath or speak. fixed me up in no time had me breathing and out the door. 36 moles removed at the Branch Clinic in London Had to play a word game, "I can't do "Cosmetic" Surger per se" "Aren't all moles possibly pre-cancerous Cdr" "Why yes they are we will do them in 3 sessions, lets begin" Had the best Cosmetic Surgeon in the Navy cutting my moles off. Usually had Senior Officers like O-6's as my Dentist. No complaints and all compliments. Even the Doc Tulip who operated a Clinic out of his barracks room (Patch up my Bike Oopses) and nerry an official word that it happened.

Response by SSgt Gregory Guina made Jun 14 at 2014 12:37 PM

SSgt Gregory Guina — Sat, 14 Jun 2014 12:37:13 -0400

I have seen both good and bad. I think my biggest problem is how long it can take for something to get done. There are times when everyone knows that a knee or ankle or shoulder is not going to get better with Phys Ther but according to the standards of the navy you have to go through all that before they will do an MRI and "determine" that surgery needs to be done.

Response by SGT Rick Ash made Apr 23 at 2015 11:34 PM

SGT Rick Ash — Thu, 23 Apr 2015 23:34:27 -0400

So far it has been non-existent. I received a letter from the VA that I had been denied military benefits. No reason given other than they could not find my records in DEERS or OMPF! Not off to a great start. It's a shame, the nearest RBOC is 23 miles away and I went to school with the current "Doc in a Box" :-)
Thanks
Rick