The veteran's claim for payment of or reimbursement for medical expenses incurred during his hospitalization at Community General Hospital in Syracuse, New York from July 25 to 28, 1999 is denied as he does not have a service-connected disability and the VA facilities were not feasibly available.
The deciding factor: The veteran's claim was denied because he did not meet the requirements for payment of medical expenses under VA regulations due to lack of authorization from VA and no provision in law authorizing reimbursement for services rendered at non-VA facilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 29, 2001
- Citation
- 0121837
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What this means for you
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