The veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of medical expenses incurred from April 27, 2005 to April 29, 2005 was denied because a VA facility was feasibly available and an attempt to use it beforehand would not have been considered unreasonable.
The deciding factor: A VA facility was feasibly available and an attempt to use it before hand would not have been considered unreasonable by a prudent lay person since the nearest VA facility was only one mile away from Johnson City Medical Center.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 2, 2008
- Citation
- 0814668
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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