Appointment today.

So, Im being re-evaluated today. My weight is up i am on stronger meds for hypertension. Have any of you been approved by being 100% above your ideal weight pluse a co-morbidity? I've been denied about 4 times now. Tircare acknowledged that i am 100% above my ideal weight however i was on really mild hypertension medication so they denied me because my hypertension wasn't serious enough i guess. Now, I am on stronger medication for hypertension and i'm really hoping they approve me because i really don't want to keep getting sicker and sicker. Im working out and doing a diet and takeing my medications but nothing i do really seems like enough. Please pray that i am approved soon! thanks!

Good luck ...I hope they come thru1 I wasn't military when i had mine so cant tell you how they work. I hope you get the approval! Michelle

Good luck today. I was 100% above my ideal weight and had hypertension. And I had no problem getting approved. I will keep you in my thoughts today. Heidi

I will be thinking of you and hoping everything goes through for you. Please update us with any new info you may have.

I was just curious....do you mean 100 pounds overweight, or 100% over your ideal weight...which would make you double what your ideal weight is? The reason I'm asking is becasue I know if you are double what you should weigh, you should be able to get approved with no problem, but if you are 100 pounds overweight then I don't know how they look at the comorbidities. I will keep you in my prayers, I wish you the best. I know it is so frustrating, but hang in there. People who give up never get what they want.

I am 100% over my ideal weight. But tircare is asking for a co-morbidity in addition to that. Originally no co-morbidity was reported to tricare. I was denied because of that. Then we appealed and submitted the co-morbidity but i was denied again. This time with no explanation as to why. I talked to tricare and so did my PCM and my surgeon and we were all told to go ahead and get re-evaluated and resumbit everything as if it were the first time. I was told that sometimes when things are not done a certain way the denial is automatic even if the person qualifies for the proceedure. I was also told that alot of it depends on the person reviewing the case. I think its all really unfair but i guess thats life. I'll just keep tring.