The Board finds that a VA facility was not feasibly available to provide the veteran's care from December 27, 2003, to December 29, 2003. Therefore, the criteria for payment or reimbursement of unauthorized medical services have been met.
The deciding factor: There is equipoise of evidence regarding whether a VA facility was feasibly available and the private entity acted appropriately in contacting the closest VAMC (Walla Walla VAMC) despite its unavailability.
- Claimed conditions
- psoriasis, partial resection of the right lower lobe
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 28, 2006
- Citation
- 0622446
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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