The veteran's unauthorized medical services provided by Baxter Regional Medical Center on May 20, 2006 are eligible for payment or reimbursement under the Veterans Millennium Health Care and Benefits Act due to the emergent nature of his condition.
The deciding factor: The emergency treatment was necessary due to a bleeding abdominal abscess that posed a risk to life or health given the veteran's age and medical history.
- Claimed conditions
- abdominal abscess
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 3, 2007
- Citation
- 0724131
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for additional disability under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 due to October 2017 VA medical care (panniculectomy) and secondary service connection theories.
- Denied
The Veteran's abdominal abscess is not service-connected under the provisions of 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 due to VA negligence or fault, as informed consent was obtained and infection and abscess were foreseeable consequences.
- Partly granted
The Board is remanding the case to obtain a medical opinion addressing whether the Veteran provided informed consent regarding the surgeries and the use of cadaver skin or mesh, as well as other issues related to his abdominal abscess.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has found that there has not been substantial compliance with the mandates of a previous remand order and is therefore remanding the case for further development, including obtaining service treatment records and scheduling a VA examination to clarify any residuals from an abdominal abscess.
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