The veteran's unauthorized private medical care from February 14 to February 18, 2000 was not authorized and did not meet the criteria for reimbursement or payment under VA regulations.
The deciding factor: The veteran does not meet all of the criteria for payment or reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses as there is no evidence that the care was for a service-connected disability or associated with an aggravating service-connected disability, nor was he participating in a rehabilitation program.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 6, 2001
- Citation
- 0115630
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What this means for you
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