The veteran's claim for authorization of fee-based care is denied as he does not have a service-connected disability that would qualify him for such benefits.
The deciding factor: The veteran has no basic eligibility including service-connected disability for which fee-basis care might be authorized.
- Claimed conditions
- Prostate condition, Eye condition
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 17, 2000
- Citation
- 0030190
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What this means for you
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