The veteran died in June 1999, and his widow is seeking accrued benefits for unauthorized private hospitalization from May 12 to May 17, 1992. The VA has already approved payment of the expenses incurred during this period. However, the Board finds that no additional care could have been safely transferred to a VA facility after the emergency condition stabilized on May 12, 1992.
The deciding factor: The medical emergency ended when the veteran's condition was stabilized following his emergency room visit on May 12, 1992. A VA facility was feasibly available and transfer could have been safely effected.
- Claimed conditions
- Malignant non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- March 22, 2001
- Citation
- 0108533
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