The veteran's claim for reimbursement of unauthorized medical services provided during his hospitalization at Washington Regional Medical Center from May 25, 2001 to June 4, 2001 was denied because VA facilities were feasibly available and the veteran could have been transferred by air to Little Rock.
The deciding factor: The VA facilities in Fayetteville were not feasibly available for transfer due to distance, but the veteran could have been transferred by air to a facility that had appropriate capabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Right lower lobe pneumonia, Acute myocardial infarction
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 26, 2004
- Citation
- 0410783
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What this means for you
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