The Veteran is not eligible for reimbursement or payment of unauthorized medical expenses incurred at a private facility on October 22, 2005, as the services were not rendered in an emergency situation and other VA facilities were feasibly available.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not show that delay would have been hazardous to life or health, nor was it determined that no VA or Federal facilities were feasibly available for treatment on October 22, 2005.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 12, 2009
- Citation
- 0905148
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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