The veteran's unauthorized medical expenses at Memorial Hospital in Gulfport, Mississippi were not reimbursable due to Medicare coverage.
The deciding factor: The veteran had insurance (Medicare) covering part of the hospital bill, which disqualifies him from reimbursement under VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- non-service-connected disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 8, 2006
- Citation
- 0616824
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What this means for you
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