The veteran's unauthorized medical expenses for vomiting, diarrhea, and abdominal pain incurred on December 5, 2004 at Bon Secours Venice Hospital were denied as he did not meet the criteria for reimbursement under VA regulations.
The deciding factor: The veteran was not service-connected for any condition that would qualify him for reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses. Additionally, no VA facility was feasibly available and an attempt to use them beforehand or obtain prior authorization would have been reasonable, sound, wise, or practicable.
- Claimed conditions
- vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 15, 2006
- Citation
- 0635502
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