The Board finds that the treatment at Baptist ER on July 9, 2008, was for a medical emergency of such nature that a prudent lay person would reasonably expect that a delay in seeking immediate medical attention would be hazardous to life or health. The Veteran's condition was considered an emergency situation due to threat to life or limb. Treatment on July 12, 2008, also met the criteria for payment or reimbursement as it was for a continued medical emergency of such nature that the Veteran could not have been safely discharged or transferred to a VA or other Federal facility.
The deciding factor: The treatment provided at Baptist ER on both dates met the definition of 'emergency treatment' under VA regulations, with conditions manifesting by acute symptoms of sufficient severity and requiring immediate attention due to threat to life or limb.
- Claimed conditions
- Right thigh muscle strain, Leg pain, Osteoarthrosis, Infectious diarrhea, Mass on pancreas
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 14, 2010
- Citation
- 1002430
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