The veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses incurred on August 26, 1994 and September 7, 1994 at Camden- Memorial Hospital is denied because the treatment was not for a service-connected disability.
The deciding factor: The treatment provided did not meet one of the regulatory conditions required for payment or reimbursement under 38 C.F.R. § 17.120(a).
- Claimed conditions
- coronary artery disease with myocardial infarction, post-operative residuals of carotid artery occlusive disease with bypass and status-post cerebrovascular accident with left facial weakness, post-operative residuals of carotid artery occlusive disease with bypass and status-post cerebrovascular accident (left upper extremity), post-operative residuals of carotid artery occlusive disease with bypass and status-post cerebrovascular accident (left lower extremity)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 7, 2000
- Citation
- 0009297
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- Granted
The Veteran's coronary artery disease with myocardial infarction is granted as service connected due to exposure at Camp Lejeune. The appeals for the other conditions are dismissed as withdrawn.
- Dismissed
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- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed all issues related to the Veteran's service-connected conditions due to his death.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for TDIU is granted as of March 12, 2018. The effective date for the grant of service connection for hypertension was March 11, 2022.
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