The veteran's unauthorized medical expenses incurred from January 24 to February 9, 1999 for a cerebrovascular accident with subdural hematoma are approved by VA.
The deciding factor: The treatment was rendered in a medical emergency of such nature that delay would have been hazardous to the veteran's life and an attempt to use VA facilities beforehand or obtain prior authorization would not have been reasonable, sound, wise, or practicable.
- Claimed conditions
- schizophrenia, maxillary sinusitis, residuals of tonsillectomy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- March 6, 2001
- Citation
- 0106526
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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