Help: Military Veterans Who Used VA for Implant

[GLE Man]

Hello everyone,

Long story short is I have been told by my urologist that the implant is needed and will work best for me. The problem is about one week prior to the scheduled procedure my insurance carrier informed me they were not going to cover it. I am still working on it by trying to get my doctor to do a peer to peer to convince them to pay. I like having more than one poker in the fire. For more detailed information please do a search on GLE Man and read all about it.

Since I am a veteran of the US Armed Forces, and while I continue to await approval from my carrier, I am now trying to see if the VA will cover my implant. If there are veterans who used the VA to have their implant procedure done, please let me know. I am eager to take advice on what I need to do as well as find out whether or not a VA doctor did the implant or they outsourced it.

Please help a fellow vet out with your advice. Thanks and thank you for your service. Please hit me up.

GLE Man

[vajim1]

After I had to try pills, shots and the ved and nothing worked I could get an implant, that said my wife did not want me using the VA because my urologist only did about 5 implants a year, so I went outside.

[Quester]

I got mine done at the VA, the main surgeon IMO was is top notch, been involved with research papers, may not be a big name on the boards but he is in the top 50.

I’m kind of biased on the VA since I work at the one I had my surgery at. The things I’ve noticed is every medical center is different, meaning I have always gotten great care and most of the vets I have talked to think ours is great.

Check the physician finder, you may find that some of best out there also work for the VA.

Primary care is going to be where you will most likely start. Then to urology. Having copies of your medical records may speed things up getting through the bureaucracy but just like any other insurance documents, and being patience will be needed.

Good luck