The Veteran's unauthorized medical expenses for treatment of major depression and suicidal ideation on October 15, 2004 at Wuesthoff were reimbursed as the condition was such that a prudent layperson would have reasonably expected delay in seeking immediate medical attention to be hazardous to life or health.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's history of suicide attempts and major depression made it reasonable for a prudent layperson to expect that delaying treatment could have been hazardous to his life or health.
- Claimed conditions
- Major Depression, Suicidal Ideation
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 4, 2009
- Citation
- 0946205
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