The VA Medical Center in Martinsburg denied the appellant's claim for reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses incurred by her husband during his hospitalization at the University of Virginia Health Sciences Center due to a ruptured aneurysm. The denial was based on the fact that the veteran had not been treated for a service-connected disability during the period in question.
The deciding factor: The VA Medical Center determined that prior authorization for payment of unauthorized medical expenses was not provided, and since the treatment was not for or adjunct to a service-connected disability, reimbursement was denied.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 19, 2001
- Citation
- 0124973
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What this means for you
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