The Board of Veterans' Appeals has determined that the veteran's unauthorized medical expenses incurred at a private hospital should be reimbursed due to the emergent nature of his condition and the lack of feasible availability of VA facilities.
The deciding factor: The emergency treatment provided by the private hospital was deemed necessary given the urgency of the veteran's medical condition, which included arterial insufficiency and complications from previous procedures.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral vascular disease, Status post aortobifemoral bypass, Angina, Acute renal failure
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 21, 2000
- Citation
- 0010670
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What this means for you
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