Specialty care denied in several cases at Fort Hood

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Specialty care denied in several cases at Fort Hood
Posted: Sunday, November 10, 2013 4:30 am
Rose L Thayer | Herald staff writer

Angela Chandler spends most of her days lying in bed, afraid to move.

Diagnosed with torn cartilage in her hips, the former 1st Cavalry specialist said she pleaded with her primary care manager at Fort Hood’s Monroe Health Clinic, but was repeatedly denied even a referral to orthopedics to see if she was eligible for treatment or surgery.

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Staff Sgt. Lupe Maldonado’s story was reported in the Killeen Daily Herald in May. He was denied a referral to get a colonoscopy, despite having blood in his stool. After going off-post without a referral, Maldonado learned he had aggressive colon cancer.

Maldonado and Chandler were not only denied at the same clinic, but by the same care manager.