The veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses incurred at Tempe St. Luke's Hospital on May 14, 2001 and May 27, 2001 is denied as he does not meet the criteria for reimbursement under VA regulations.
The deciding factor: The veteran has no service-connected disabilities and did not seek treatment for a service-connected disability or any other circumstance as described in the regulations for payment of unauthorized medical expenses.
- Claimed conditions
- shakes and tremors, chest pains
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 25, 2003
- Citation
- 0305642
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What this means for you
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