The Veteran's claim for reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses for a lacerated finger at Newark Wayne Hospital is denied as the treatment was non-emergent and not related to a service-connected condition.
The deciding factor: The treatment provided was non-emergent and did not meet the criteria for emergency treatment under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1725.
- Claimed conditions
- lacerated finger
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 11, 2010
- Citation
- 1001548
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What this means for you
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