The Veteran's unauthorized medical expenses incurred at Marshall Medical Center on September 24, 2004 are eligible for payment due to the severity of his symptoms and the unavailability of a VA facility.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's condition was perceived as an emergent medical emergency requiring immediate attention to avoid serious health risks.
- Claimed conditions
- Weakness, Nausea, Vomiting, Near syncope
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 23, 2010
- Citation
- 1010909
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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