The veteran's treatment at Halifax Medical Center on November 30, 2006, was not such nature that a prudent layperson could reasonably expect delaying treatment until a VA facility would result in placing the health or bodily functioning of the individual in serious jeopardy.
The deciding factor: The ER report indicated the veteran had an upper respiratory infection and was not in acute distress. There is no evidence to suggest her condition was emergent as required by law for reimbursement under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1725 or 1728.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 9, 2009
- Citation
- 0901025
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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