(Lew writes today. I'm so happy about his good news! ~ Tracy)
Bad
news, good news.
The bad news happened
about 18 months ago when I was rejected by the VA health system. The reason for the rejection was not clearly
stated but it seemed to be about our financials. This did not make sense to me because
everything that I had heard about the system told me that Viet Nam combat vets
were automatically qualified.
The reason
I wanted to enroll was to get hearing aids. I was told that once enrolled I could go through a process which could
result in receiving hearing aids paid for by the VA, a $6,000 - $7,000
value.
Good news. Long story short, my son runs into an
American Legion officer, and tells him that I was having trouble
enrolling. This gentleman knows a guy
who deals with VA claims and calls him and that started the ball rolling. There was a review of my original application
and it was discovered that I should never have been rejected. I received a call and several apologies for
the error.
I told the person from the
health office that my hearing is bad and I was hoping to get hearing aids
through the VA. Once they confirmed I
was a combat veteran they set me up with the audiology department in Togus,
Maine’s VA Hospital.
Tracy and I went to
my appointment last Thursday. My hearing
was tested and hearing aids were ordered…just like that. I never filled out another document or had to
see any other medical professional. It
seems that they were trying to make up for their error and cut all the red
tape.
Admittedly I was discouraged at
first, but it seems that my bad news turned into very good news that was
slightly delayed. My son says it was God
who led him to meet the Legion officer that day. I’m very glad that he thinks that. I think so, too.
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