The Board has determined that the medical services provided on March 13, 2002 were rendered in a medical emergency of such nature that delay would have been hazardous to the veteran's health. The evidence shows that it was not feasible for the VA facility to provide immediate care and that an emergent condition existed.
The deciding factor: The Board found all requirements for reimbursement met, including the existence of an emergent condition and non-feasibility of VA facilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Hip Contusion, Back Pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 7, 2006
- Citation
- 0610254
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Decisions by this judge: 362 · Granted: 24% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Denied
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