The Board found that the Veteran's treatment at Memorial Medical Center from November 18, 2004 to November 23, 2004 was for an emergent condition and a VA facility was not feasibly available to render the Veteran care.
The deciding factor: Based on the evidence of record, the Board concluded that treatment at Memorial Medical Center from November 18, 2004 to November 23, 2004 was for an emergent condition and a VA facility was not feasibly available to render the Veteran care.
- Claimed conditions
- epidural abscess, cervical spinal cord compression
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 21, 2009
- Citation
- 0919167
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What this means for you
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