In Sept 2005, my husband broke his ankle & severed some ligaments during field training. He was told that it was only a sprain for the first 4 months, sent to Physical Therapy. The Physical Therapist would not treat him stating that he had a fracture on initial x-rays. He was referred to a doctor who gave no treatment except pain meds. He went through about 6 months of therapy with no improvement, his pain levels actually got worse. The doctor told him that he was just one of those that do not heal from a sprain as quickly as others. His first medical discharge was canceled due to lack of treatment and the doctor passed him off. After a MRI 8 months after the injury, he had the initial fracture and another fracture as well as poor ligament structure. He did have surgery at about the one year mark to try and repair the damage. He is now facing a second medical discharge and cannot walk without a cane. He will be like this for the rest of his life.
What options do we have?
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What Rights Do We Have In Regards To Military Medical Discharge Due To Poor Medical Treatment?
Jan 21
In June 2001 my doctor sent me to a physical therapist to see if he could aleviate pain I had been having from Fibromylagia. I attended 6 sessions. On the 6th session I was hooked up to a heating pad and some kind of patches that sent electroides through my back. This was the usual treatment for 30 minutes. No one came in to check on me after 45 minutes. I could hear the office staff laughing and talking in another room. I waited another 20 minutes and still no one came in to unhook me . I unhooked myself and left their office very upset wondering how they could be so unprofessional. About 20 minutes after arriving home the therapist called and apoligized for forgetting about me. I told him that I wouldn’t be back. In October of 2006 I called their office to request my medical records. Upon receiving them I noticed that they had sent a letter to my doctor saying that I had left their office and never returned. Would I have any l legal rights against them for falsifying a report?