The veteran's unauthorized medical expenses from October 10, 2002 to October 11, 2002 were reimbursed as the treatment was for a continued medical emergency and VA facilities were not feasibly available. However, reimbursement for services provided from October 11, 2002 to October 15, 2002 was denied due to lack of an ongoing medical emergency.
The deciding factor: The veteran's condition required immediate treatment as he had a continued medical emergency and VA facilities were not feasibly available.
- Claimed conditions
- gallstones, acute urinary retention, cholecystitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 9, 2006
- Citation
- 0634831
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,699 · Granted: 17% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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