The veteran's claim for reimbursement of medical expenses incurred at Saint John Medical Center from February 5 to February 7, 2004 was denied because she did not meet the requirement that she had received VA medical services within the 24-month period preceding the emergency treatment.
The deciding factor: The veteran failed to provide evidence showing she had received VA medical services within the 24-month period prior to receiving non-VA emergency care at Saint John Medical Center in February 2004.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 20, 2006
- Citation
- 0632684
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What this means for you
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