The veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of medical expenses incurred during his hospitalization at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center was granted as VA facilities were not feasibly available and an attempt to use them beforehand would not have been reasonable, sound, wise, or practicable considering the nature of the veteran's medical emergency.
The deciding factor: The VAMC provided timely notification and had no feasible alternative for admitting the veteran due to his psychiatric condition and location of the nearest VA facility.
- Claimed conditions
- paranoid-type schizophrenia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 24, 2001
- Citation
- 0121564
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board allowed the benefit or issue identified in this decision. Review the original order: other issues in the same appeal may have a different outcome, and this decision does not predict another claim.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disability (paranoid-type schizophrenia) warrants a 100% rating prior to February 9, 2016.
- Whole decision: Denied
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- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, including paranoid-type schizophrenia and a mood disorder, is denied service connection. His left knee disabilities are also denied in terms of increased ratings.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for further development due to inconsistencies in the Veteran's previous VA examinations and his failure to attend scheduled appointments. The Veteran will be provided another examination to determine the nature and etiology of his acquired psychiatric disorders.
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