The Veteran was granted payment or reimbursement for the unauthorized medical expenses incurred at Northside Hospital from May 2, 2005 to May 6, 2005 due to a continued medical emergency.
The deciding factor: The expert opinion concluded that the Veteran could not have been safely transferred to a VA hospital after being stabilized at Northside Hospital, as it would likely have introduced a delay in necessary cardiac bypass surgery and posed additional risks.
- 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 17, 2009
- Citation
- 0905604
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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