The veteran's claim for reimbursement of unauthorized prescriptions provided by a private pharmacy was denied as he did not meet the requirements for reimbursement under VA regulations.
The deciding factor: The veteran did not meet the first part of the three-part test set forth in the regulation, which requires that the care or services were rendered to a veteran in need thereof (A) for an adjudicated service-connected disability, (B) for a non-service-connected disability associated with and held to be aggravating a service-connected disability, (C) for any disability of a veteran who has a total disability permanent in nature from a service- connected disability, or (D) for any illness, injury, or dental condition in the case of a veteran who is medically determined to have been in need of care or treatment.
- Claimed conditions
- psychiatric disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 6, 2003
- Citation
- 0302327
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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