The Board has granted payment or reimbursement for the cost of unauthorized private medical expenses incurred on September 22, 2003 at Cape Coral Hospital due to emergency treatment for labyrinthitis.
The deciding factor: The veteran's condition (labyrinthitis) was deemed an emergent situation where delay in seeking immediate medical attention would have been hazardous to his health.
- Claimed conditions
- labyrinthitis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 15, 2006
- Citation
- 0629305
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What this means for you
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The Board has granted service connection for labyrinthitis and peripheral vestibular disorder, finding that these conditions are related to acoustic trauma and ear injury in service.
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