The Veteran seeks payment or reimbursement for ground ambulance transport services provided on January 23, 2003. The NAO determined that the Veteran did not meet eligibility criteria under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1728 due to lack of service-connected disability at the time of transport. The case is REMANDED for further adjudication.
The deciding factor: The Veteran was not shown to have a service-connected disability at the time of the ambulance transport, which precludes eligibility under the Millennium Health Care Act's provisions for payment or reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses.
- Claimed conditions
- myocardial infarct
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 9, 2010
- Citation
- 1008817
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for coronary artery disease with myocardial infarct, finding that there was no evidence of a chronic heart condition during or within one year after service. The Board also found insufficient medical evidence to support a nexus between current heart conditions and service.
- Denied
The Veteran's cause of death, including myocardial infarct and cerebral infarction, is not related to his military service.
- Denied
The Board found that the Veteran's cause of death, myocardial infarct with shock, was not related to his active military service and denied both claims for service connection and nonservice-connected death pension benefits.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses for ground ambulance transport services provided on January 23, 2003 is denied as he did not meet the criteria under VA regulations.
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