The Board has determined that the veteran's treatment at Charles A. Cannon Jr. Memorial Hospital was not authorized in advance and he is not service-connected for any disability, thus denying his claim for payment or reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses.
The deciding factor: The veteran's treatment was not pre-authorized and he is not service-connected for any disability, which means he does not meet the requirements for reimbursement under VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- hepatic encephalopathy
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 17, 2008
- Citation
- 0835759
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