The Board denied the Veteran's claims for payment or reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses incurred at Saint Francis Hospital from January 9, 2006 to January 11, 2006 and St. John Medical Center from February 1, 2006 to February 8, 2006.
The deciding factor: The services were not for an adjudicated service-connected disability, the emergency was not of such a nature that delay would have been hazardous to life or health, and VA facilities were feasibly available at the time of treatment.
- Claimed conditions
- Left radial nerve palsy, Mild rhabdomyolysis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 17, 2009
- Citation
- 0909884
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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