The veteran received unauthorized medical care at St. Joseph's Hospital in Eureka, California for metastatic adenocarcinoma and other conditions. The VA determined that the services were necessary due to the severity of his condition and lack of available VA facilities.
The deciding factor: The veteran's severe condition necessitated immediate treatment which could not be provided by a feasible VA facility.
- Claimed conditions
- metastatic adenocarcinoma, urosepsis, hypotension, renal failure
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 14, 2007
- Citation
- 0707663
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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.
What you can do next
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- Granted
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