The veteran's claim for reimbursement of prescription drugs purchased on March 13, 2001 was denied as he is not eligible to have non-VA prescriptions filled at a VA pharmacy and the criteria for reimbursement are not met.
The deciding factor: The veteran did not meet the requirements for reimbursement under VA regulations due to lack of emergency medical situation or authorization from VA.
- Claimed conditions
- prostate cancer, splenectomy, scar, chin, arthritis, right hip, impotency, tracheotomy scar, scar, abdomen, fracture, mandible, diaphragm rupture postoperative
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 29, 2002
- Citation
- 0217269
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Denied
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- Granted
The Board granted service connection for prostate cancer, related to in-service exposures at Camp Lejeune.
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