The veteran's unauthorized medical care from August 2 to 4, 1994 was not authorized for reimbursement as it did not meet the criteria for payment or reimbursement under VA regulations.
The deciding factor: The veteran did not have a service-connected disability that would qualify him for reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses.
- Claimed conditions
- cardiovascular condition, cerebrovascular accident
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 11, 2002
- Citation
- 0200392
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What this means for you
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