Denied
The Board denied the appellant's claim for payment or reimbursement of private medical expenses incurred in May 2006, as the treatment was not for a condition of such a nature that delay would have been hazardous to life or health.
The deciding factor: The treating physician determined that the condition was not 'emergent' and that treatment was adequate. Follow-up should have been clarified but did not force outside treatment.
- 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
- 0905682
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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