The veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses incurred at the Jewish Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio, on July 7, 2002, was denied because it was determined that a VA facility was feasibly available and an attempt to use them beforehand would have been reasonable.
The deciding factor: The services were not provided as a result of a medical emergency of such nature that delay would have been hazardous to life or health, given the veteran's proximity to a VAMC facility and his previous treatment for similar symptoms at the VA.
- 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 5, 2008
- Citation
- 0814815
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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