The Board found that the decision to discontinue the veteran's fee-basis outpatient medical care for his service-connected back disability was not arbitrary, capricious, an abuse of discretion, or otherwise not in accordance with law.
The deciding factor: The decision to discontinue the veteran's fee-basis outpatient medical care was determined to be within the Secretary's discretion and based on the determination that continued physical therapy was considered maintenance therapy and could be accomplished at home. The veteran rejected suggestions by VA for treatment at a VA Pain Management program or orthopedic evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- back disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 27, 2000
- Citation
- 0017017
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What this means for you
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