The Board has determined that the veteran's medical expenses incurred at a private facility from February 8, 2005 to February 11, 2005 are eligible for payment or reimbursement due to an emergency situation and lack of available VA facilities.
The deciding factor: The veteran was admitted to Morton Plant Hospital with pneumonia and quadriplegia. Despite being stable enough by February 8th to be transferred to a VA facility, the transfer did not occur due to the refusal of two VA facilities. The Board found that the medical emergency continued beyond February 7th.
- Claimed conditions
- Pneumonia, Quadriplegia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 7, 2007
- Citation
- 0728143
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