The veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of unauthorized medical treatment from March 24, 2004 to March 30, 2004 at St. Petersburg General Hospital is denied as the Board finds that he was not stable for transfer after March 23, 2004.
The deciding factor: The veteran's condition did not allow him to be safely transported from the private hospital on March 24, 2004 based on medical opinions provided by VA and a University of Michigan physician.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 21, 2006
- Citation
- 0625977
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What this means for you
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