The veteran received emergency medical treatment at Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital on October 12-13, 2006 for a fever. The Board found that the closest VA facilities were not reasonably available and granted payment or reimbursement of unauthorized emergency medical expenses.
The deciding factor: The VA facilities were not reasonably available to the veteran due to distance and closure of local VA clinics, making seeking treatment at Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital prudent.
- Claimed conditions
- fever
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 13, 2008
- Citation
- 0839093
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- Whole decision: Granted
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- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's non-VA medical expenses incurred from June 21, 2015 to June 22, 2015 are reimbursed as the treatment was for a condition that would have been hazardous if delayed and no VA facility was feasibly available.
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