The Board has determined that the criteria for payment or reimbursement of emergency treatment received from May 28, 2002, to June 5, 2002, have been met. As a result, the veteran's claim is granted.
The deciding factor: There was an approximate balance of positive and negative evidence regarding whether the veteran's medical condition had stabilized by May 28, 2002, such that he could be safely transferred to VA facilities. The Board concluded that the criteria for emergency treatment have been met until the veteran's death on June 5, 2002.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 7, 2004
- Citation
- 0400442
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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