The Board denied the veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses due to lack of prior authorization and the fact that the veteran was stable enough to be transferred to a VA facility by May 27, 2005.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed that the veteran was not stabilized until his discharge on May 27, 2005, and there was no indication of prior authorization for the hospital transport and medical care. The Board found that a VA facility was feasibly available by then.
- Claimed conditions
- Clostridium difficile
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 27, 2006
- Citation
- 0612180
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