The veteran's unauthorized private hospital care from February 3 to February 4, 1998, and from February 23 to February 24, 1998 was not authorized by VA. The claim is denied as the veteran does not meet the criteria for payment or reimbursement under the provisions of 38 C.F.R. § 17.120.
The deciding factor: The veteran's unauthorized private hospital care did not meet the criteria for payment or reimbursement due to lack of service connection, non-service-connected disability aggravating a service-connected disability, total disability permanent in nature resulting from a service-connected disability, or participation in a rehabilitation program under Chapter 31.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 21, 2000
- Citation
- 0025199
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