The Board found that the private medical care provided by North Brevard County Hospital was for a medical emergency and thus eligible for reimbursement under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1725, as it met the criteria of being in a hospital emergency department or similar facility providing emergency care to the public.
The deciding factor: The treatment provided during the medical emergency posed a serious threat to the life or health of the Veteran and was not for a service-connected disability.
- Claimed conditions
- unknown
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 3, 2010
- Citation
- 1005060
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What this means for you
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