madveteran
Junior Member
My wife and I are Disabled Veterans in the state of Texas. We both get our care from the local VA, and my wife is also medically retired so we also get Tricare outside of the VA.
We have 2 children already but we were trying for more, my wife has had 3 miscarriages and to prevent further she went to the VA and talked to a doctor who said she needed to try a medication to prevent future miscarriages, this was a few months back. Now fast forward to 3 weeks ago she found out she was pregnant yay!! so she wanted to go in to the VA and get the medication, but was told no, and that the medication had to be prescribed by an OB doctor, which the VA doesn't have. Pretty much was given the run around and low and behold we end up in the local ER and my wife miscarries. Now we come to find out that things weren't done in a timely matter (my wife stressed importance but no one seemed to care) and we find out that the VA has the medication in the pharmacy and is able to be prescribed by many people in the VA. My question is what recourse do we have legally against the VA and Tricare? because of the inability of them to help us and or the fact that they straight up ignored our situation pretty much guaranteed the fact that my wife would miscarry again.
How can 1 VA doctor say that she needs a medication and then another says she can't get it?!?! im just really mad and want someone to pay for them ignoring us.
madveteran
We have 2 children already but we were trying for more, my wife has had 3 miscarriages and to prevent further she went to the VA and talked to a doctor who said she needed to try a medication to prevent future miscarriages, this was a few months back. Now fast forward to 3 weeks ago she found out she was pregnant yay!! so she wanted to go in to the VA and get the medication, but was told no, and that the medication had to be prescribed by an OB doctor, which the VA doesn't have. Pretty much was given the run around and low and behold we end up in the local ER and my wife miscarries. Now we come to find out that things weren't done in a timely matter (my wife stressed importance but no one seemed to care) and we find out that the VA has the medication in the pharmacy and is able to be prescribed by many people in the VA. My question is what recourse do we have legally against the VA and Tricare? because of the inability of them to help us and or the fact that they straight up ignored our situation pretty much guaranteed the fact that my wife would miscarry again.
How can 1 VA doctor say that she needs a medication and then another says she can't get it?!?! im just really mad and want someone to pay for them ignoring us.
madveteran