The Board found that a medical emergency existed and a VA facility was not feasibly available when the veteran received treatment at McCall Memorial Hospital from December 13, 2003 to December 15, 2003. As such, the veteran's claim for reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses is granted.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that a prudent layperson would find hazard to life and health constituting a medical emergency, and a VA facility was not feasibly available due to distance and weather conditions.
- 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 21, 2006
- Citation
- 0639739
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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