The veteran's claim for reimbursement of private medical expenses incurred on May 25, 2004, was denied because a VA facility in Danville, Illinois, was feasibly available to provide the same medical services.
The deciding factor: The condition did not meet the criteria for emergency treatment as it occurred during an afternoon and only required immediate attention when the veteran experienced pain at night.
- Claimed conditions
- Eye injury
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 24, 2007
- Citation
- 0702086
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