The Board denied reimbursement for unauthorized medical expenses incurred by the veteran on May 24, 2004 due to a lack of evidence showing that VA facilities were not feasibly available and an attempt to use them beforehand or obtain prior VA authorization would have been reasonable.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the veteran had a history of similar symptoms without requiring emergency care, and he had a reasonable opportunity to seek authorization for non-VA medical care before seeking treatment at Enloe Medical Center.
- Claimed conditions
- Bladder dysfunction, Interstitial cystitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 23, 2006
- Citation
- 0618566
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What this means for you
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