The Veteran's unauthorized medical expenses for emergency care at a private facility were denied as he had automobile accident insurance coverage and an alternate payor was available.
The deciding factor: VA determined that the Veteran had alternative sources of payment (automobile insurance) and thus, VA could not authorize reimbursement for unauthorized medical expenses.
- Claimed conditions
- Burns
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 1, 2010
- Citation
- 1007569
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What this means for you
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