Bernabe, Vicente R, DO

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Hello,
My name is Louis J Moses. I was sent to Dr. Vincente Bernabe by Employment Development Department on 3/20/15 for an Independent Medical Exam.
Dr. Vicente R. Bernabe, D.O. 28991 Old Town Front Street Suite 202 Temecula, CA 92590 951-695-5459
An assistant at the office weighed, took blood pressure, and performed a grip strength test. I then spent about (90) seconds with Dr. Bernabe. He asked me (3) questions: 1) what kind of work I did, 2) What other conditions I had, and 3) he asked me to kneel/squat down. My answers to his questions were as follow: 1) I am an auto-mechanic, 2) I have cervical spondylosis, neuropathy, numbness in my hands and toes on both feet, and can’t left my arms above my shoulders, and weakness in both hands and both arms, 3) I was only able to kneel/squat moderately due to great pain. That was the extent of the exam.
Dr. Bernabe claims to have examined my hands, elbows, knees, neck, fingers, wrists, hips, ankles, feet, and range of motion of my lower extremities. Additionally, he claims that my station and gait were, neck range of motion were all normal. He further claimed I was able to sit, rise, and stand from both a chair and exam table without difficulty.
I refute Dr. Bernabe’s claims for the following reasons:
He never examined:
• Elbows: I have osteoarthritis in my left elbow and experience pain when trying to fully extend it.
• Knees: I wore long pants and he did not ask me to remove nor roll them up.
• Neck: he never touched my neck nor asked me to perform any exercise.
• Fingers: he never examined my fingers. Opening and closing my fingers is very painful.
• Hips: he did not ask me to walk or anything that involved hip movement other than to kneel/squat.
• Ankles: he did not ask me to do no exercise to evaluate my ankles.
• Feet: he did not examine my feet.
• Walking: due to osteoarthritis in both knees and diabetic neuropathy I walk with a very noticeable limp.
• Sitting: when sitting I must constantly shift positions due to the discomfort in my knees and reduce the numbness that occur in toes on both feet.
• Standing: due to osteoarthritis in both knees standing is painful. However, by shifting positions I can manage for short periods of time.
• Rising from sitting position: I must brace myself as my knees pain and toes generally become numb.
• Getting on and off the exam table: he did not ask me to get on an exam table.
• Wrists: he did not exam my wrist.

I have been and /or am currently under the care of the following professionals for the past (2) plus years: Medical Doctor, Neuro-Surgeon, Neurologist, Physical Medicine, Orthopedic, Acupuncture, Rheumatologist, Psychotherapist, and Physical Therapist. I also attended a pain management program.
Dr. Bernabe’s report is full of inaccuracies and untruths. My noticeable limp was disregarded. My inability to kneel/squat down was disregarded. My hand weakness was disregarded. My inability to turn/rotate my neck was disregarded. My inability to move my right wrist due to fusion was disregarded.
Needless to say EDD stopped my disability payments and I tried to return to work but was terminated due my inability to perform at a satisfactory level. Dr. Bernabe’s false report has caused my family and I great harm, stress, and depression.
I assert that Dr. Bernabe’s report on me is at the least unprofessional, unethical, and potentially criminal. Hence, I am filing this complaint against him for the reasons expressed in this document.

I await your response,

Sincerely,
Louis J Moses