The veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of the cost of emergency transportation and medical services received from MTC and UMC is denied as he does not have any service-connected disabilities, his Medicare coverage provided partial payment, and there are no other legal avenues to pursue.
The deciding factor: The veteran did not meet the eligibility criteria under 38 C.F.R. Part 17 for reimbursement of private medical expenses due to lack of VA health care coverage and because he had Medicare coverage which barred recovery.
- Claimed conditions
- transverse fracture of the mid to distal left femur, status post open reduction and internal fixation of a distal left femoral shaft fracture
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 7, 2007
- Citation
- 0703957
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