The veteran's claims for payment or reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses incurred at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center and with Dr. C. R. J., M.D. were denied as the criteria under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1725, 1728, and 38 C.F.R. § 17.120 were not met.
The deciding factor: The treatments did not meet the criteria for payment or reimbursement because they were not for a service-connected disability, associated with a service-connected disability, or in an emergency situation where delay would have been hazardous to life or health.
- Claimed conditions
- Acute alcohol intoxication, Gastritis, Pancreatitis, Alcohol related liver disease, Possible seizure secondary to alcohol abuse
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 10, 2008
- Citation
- 0811908
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