The veteran's unauthorized medical expenses incurred at a private hospital on September 20 & 21, 2005 are denied as the treatment was not for an emergency and VA facilities were not feasibly available.
The deciding factor: VA facilities were not feasibly available to provide treatment when needed due to the nature of the veteran's complaints which did not meet the criteria for reimbursement under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1728(a).
- Claimed conditions
- gastrointestinal disorder, otitis media, bilateral hearing loss disability, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), chronic pelvic pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 1, 2006
- Citation
- 0622861
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