The Veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of customary and usual charges for emergency treatment provided by McCain-Grady Emergency Medical Services and Norman Regional Hospital on July 18, 2004 is granted. The criteria for 'emergency treatment' were met as the services were rendered in a medical emergency where delay would have been hazardous to life or health.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms of nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, elevated blood pressure, shortness of breath, chest and lung pain, and inability to take psychiatric medications created an expectation that immediate medical attention was necessary due to the risk of delay being hazardous to his health.
- Claimed conditions
- Nausea, Vomiting, Abdominal pain, Elevated blood pressure, Shortness of breath, Pain/pressure in the chest and lungs, Inability to take psychiatric medications
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 28, 2009
- Citation
- 0928073
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board allowed the benefit or issue identified in this decision. Review the original order: other issues in the same appeal may have a different outcome, and this decision does not predict another claim.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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