Kurt Van vs. Merck & Mt state fund,----------------- health care denials

1) 1889 claim filed with Mt state fund, carpal tunnel claim ignored. And repeatedly denied.
2) 12-18-1997 state accepted liability, and agreed to pay for previous opinions/no treatments
3) 10-19-99 started seeing Dr Todder, started vioxx samples until state excepted claim.
4) 10-21-99 was required by the state to hire an attorney. (JOHN DOUBEK)
5) 4-03-00 visit and payment to Dr Todder
6) 6-15-00 retuned to Todder was given a prescription for vioxx due to claim being accepted by the work comp.
7) 7-11-00 saw Dr Maher, suggested to quit taking vioxx and should start something for HBP,
8) 8-6-00 traffic accident lost consciousness after visiting Dr Maher office, for loosing consensus twice the day before (STROKES)
9) 9-18-00 referred to Dr Pucket (for surgery on wrists and elbows)
10) 8-24-00 surgery
11) 9-13-00 asked Doubeck to stop taking 20% and take it out of final settlement. Couldn’t make mortgage payment. Biweekly payments based on work in 1989!
12) 9-28-00 fired Doubeck ,fax
13) 10-3-00 faxed Preszler to get by weekly started back. But said I had to have an attorney.
14) 10-9-00 was, forced to rehire doubek as state cut off biweekly benefits until represented by an attorney.
15) 12-05-00 surgery
16) 3-6-2001 IME, Dr Yorgason---incomplete/no medical notes were furnished by state fund.
17) 3-14-01 Dr Todder recommended voc rehab
18) 6-20-01 state fund offers settlement, attorney in Florida. Medical left open.
19) 8-31-01 Dr Mayer visit for back pain and chest pain Dr suggests treadmill test.
20) 2-17-03 Dr Pucket, given a splint and said sorry.
21) 6-2-03 hypertension, treat with norvasc
22) 12-23-03 Dr Tracy Dill---stress test
23) filed for ssi, I appeal it and was denied. 04
24) 12-31-03 Dr Hull-----angiography, referred to Dr Tatha, in Missoula Mt for triple by-pass. (1-13-04)
25) 6-8 weeks after, felt as bad as I did before by-pass. 1st sores on back, extreme fatigue, abdominal pains, lose of concentration.
26) 9-22-04 Dr HULL referred to Dr Mulgrew for hand and arm pain. And hull refused to treat me for symptoms.
27) 9-21-06-work comp denied medical.
28) Filled application with Montana legal services twice, both times denied help.
29) 8-6-06 sent another copy of records to WEITZ & LUXENBERG certified mail
30) Been sick ever since! 10/17/06 filed another claim with montana state fund.
31) 11-16-07 severe back pain, benefits hospital
32) Stopped oxy do to side effects and state denials. With holding meds, got tired of going threw with drawls ever other month, for 3-5 days at a time, over the last 4 years.
33) 4-14-08 pulmonary function test st petes, severe obstruction! 52%
34) once again file for ssi 10-08, still haven’t heard back
35) 8-11-08 state tried to send me for an ime, all cardiologist refused to see me, stating a conflict in interest with Dr Hull in Missoula.
36) Wrote Baucus office, merck, bush,
37) No attorneys would take my claim do to the state comp pay to low, and couldn’t find an attorney willing to take my case against merck, so I filed my self, after finding out new york attorney lied to me and wasnt representing me. Then merck denied receiving it.
38) 2009-2-5 have heard nothing, sent state attorney (Greg overturf) email.