The Board has determined that the veteran's hospitalization at S.A. Medical Center was an emergency and VA facilities were not feasibly available, thus allowing for reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses incurred from December 27, 1993 to January 11, 1994.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the veteran's condition was emergent and VA facilities were unavailable due to the patient's need for long-term ventilator care, making an attempt at using VA facilities impractical.
- Claimed conditions
- Chronic renal failure, Hepatic encephalopathy, Intracerebral hemorrhage
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 10, 2001
- Citation
- 0118077
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