The Board has determined that the veteran's unauthorized medical expenses incurred on October 11, 2000 are eligible for reimbursement under the Veterans Millennium Health Care and Benefits Act. The emergency treatment provided was necessary due to a serious threat to health or life, and VA facilities were not feasibly available.
The deciding factor: The emergency treatment provided met all criteria of the Veterans Millennium Health Care and Benefits Act, including being in a medical emergency that posed a serious threat to health or life, and VA facilities were not feasibly available.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 2, 2005
- Citation
- 0502427
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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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