Granted
The Board finds that the criteria for payment or reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses incurred on May 14, 2006 at Kell West Regional Hospital have been met.
The deciding factor: The evidence is in relative equipoise on the question of whether the treatment was for a medical emergency and resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran, it is found that the criteria are met.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 26, 2009
- Citation
- 0911288
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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