The Board denied the appellant's claim for reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses incurred at St. Alphonsus from November 6 to 11, 2003 due to lack of emergency treatment and inability to transfer safely to a VA facility.
The deciding factor: The appellant could have been safely transferred to a VA medical center following his initial evaluation, making the provision of care at St. Alphonsus not considered 'emergency services' as defined by applicable law.
- Claimed conditions
- Stroke, Myocardial Infarction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 10, 2006
- Citation
- 0607044
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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