The veteran's medical expenses for treatment on March 22, 2003 were granted as the treatment was emergent and a VA facility was not feasibly available.
The deciding factor: The severity of the veteran's symptoms manifested on March 22, 2003, and per the admission of VAMC staff that facilities were available on March 21, 2003, the Board finds that Federal facilities were not feasibly available.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 30, 2008
- Citation
- 0814260
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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