The Board has determined that the veteran's need for medications purchased from a private pharmacy was reasonably met due to a medical emergency and practical considerations, leading to reimbursement.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there was a reasonable basis for concluding that the VA pharmacy may not have had the prescribed medications available for the veteran, given his PTSD disability and other circumstances.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Hemorrhoids
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- March 6, 2000
- Citation
- 0005980
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
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