The veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of medical expenses incurred at non-VA facilities between December 14, 2001 and December 17, 2001 was denied as the services were not rendered for a service-connected disability.
The deciding factor: Service connection was not in effect for any disabilities during the period of treatment, and no VA facility was feasibly available to provide the necessary care.
- Claimed conditions
- myocardial infarction, coronary atherosclerosis, hypertension NOS, hyperlipidemia NEC/NOS, tobacco use disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 16, 2006
- Citation
- 0614279
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What this means for you
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