The veteran's unauthorized hospitalization and medical treatment at Jupiter Hospital for chronic obstructive lung disease and acute bronchitis were not service-connected, so reimbursement is denied.
The deciding factor: The conditions were not adjudicated as service-connected.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic obstructive lung disease, acute bronchitis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 3, 2001
- Citation
- 0117733
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What this means for you
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