The veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of private medical expenses incurred from August 29, 2003 to September 25, 2003 was denied as VA did not provide prior authorization and the care provided was not emergency treatment.
The deciding factor: VA did not provide prior authorization for the non-VA medical care received by the veteran at Newberry County Hospital and Palmetto Richland Hospital from August 29, 2003 to September 25, 2003. The services provided were also not emergency treatment as defined by applicable law.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 25, 2006
- Citation
- 0630195
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What this means for you
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