The appellant's claims for payment or reimbursement of private medical expenses are denied as they do not meet the criteria under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1728 and 38 C.F.R. § 17.120.
The deciding factor: The appellant does not satisfy any of the criteria set out in 38 C.F.R. § 17.120 for reimbursement, including lack of service-connected disabilities, non-emergent treatment, and no feasibly available VA facilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 6, 2006
- Citation
- 0637945
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What this means for you
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