The Board denied the appellant's request for reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses incurred by the service member at Lakeland Regional Medical Center from April 3, 2006, to April 5, 2006, and from April 17, 2006, to April 22, 2006. The denial was based on the absence of prior authorization for payment and the fact that VA facilities were feasibly available.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there was no prior authorization for the private medical expenses incurred by the service member at Lakeland Regional Medical Center and that VA facilities were feasibly available to provide the necessary care.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 8, 2009
- Citation
- 0946509
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