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Undiagnosed brain lesion.

Brain & Nervous System | Last Active: Jul 14 2:11pm | Replies (9)
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@hnrharrison I am tagging @eddiereen who started a discussion on getting VA approval for a Mayo Clinic consult:

-- https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/getting-va-approval-for-mayo-is-a-nightmare/

Is your husband 65 years old or over and so qualifies by age for Medicare? If so, that will be useful in getting him to Mayo Clinic as he will have an option for insurance coverage with Medicare.

I am also tagging a few others who have suggestions and comments on working with the VA to get an outside consult. @19lin One of the Volunteer Mentors @johnbishop is a veteran and although he has not used the VA system he has had suggestions for helping a person through this process. Here is a website that @johnbishop recommended to get started:

About VA Health Benefits:

-- https://www.va.gov/healthbenefits/

Please read through some of these and then come back and ask other questions. Hopefully, others with VA experience will jump in here and provide you with suggestions.

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hnrharrison | @hnrharrison | Jul 14 2:11pm

Unfortunately he is not 65. He is 51 and 60% VA rated. He’s been unable to work due to his disabilities for over a year and a half so he is completely dependent on the VA for healthcare. I have been all through the VHA policies about consults and referrals but he is at their mercy on this. Which has been the problem since this started or I would have at least had him seen by a local neurologist. We have multiple complaints against his primary care providers about the neglect he’s received but still not getting any real results.

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