The Veteran's unauthorized medical expenses incurred from December 19 to 21, 2004 at Porter Hospital in Denver were not reimbursable because the treatment was for a condition that had stabilized after initial emergency room care and did not meet the criteria for reimbursement under the Millennium Act.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's medical condition was stable after initial emergency room treatment, thus meeting the requirement of subsection (b) of 38 C.F.R. § 17.1002 which requires that the claim for payment or reimbursement is for a condition of such a nature that a prudent layperson would have reasonably expected delay in seeking immediate medical attention to be hazardous.
- Claimed conditions
- chest pains
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 16, 2009
- Citation
- 0914249
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Dismissed
The veteran withdrew all appeals related to the claims for initial disability evaluations and service connection.
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