The veteran is eligible for reimbursement of the $243 expenses incurred at a private medical facility on June 11, 2002 due to his prior VA care and reasonable expectation not to delay seeking treatment.
The deciding factor: The veteran was a recipient of VA health care within the last 24 months and received advice from a VA nurse that he should seek immediate medical attention for abdominal symptoms potentially indicative of an aneurysm, making it reasonable to expect no delay in seeking emergency treatment.
- Claimed conditions
- aneurysm
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 7, 2005
- Citation
- 0503039
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