The Veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses incurred at Ochsner Medical Center Westbank from February 17, 2007 to February 27, 2007 was denied because he did not meet the requirement of receiving VA treatment within the 24-month period preceding the emergency care.
The deciding factor: The Veteran had no service-connected disabilities and did not receive medical services in the VA health care system within the 24-month period prior to his February 2007 hospitalization, which is a requirement for reimbursement under VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- severe anemia with history of melena and hematuria, shortness of breath with respiratory alkalosis and hypoxemia, positive cardiac markers related to the severe anemia, leukocytoisis, elevated lipase
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 8, 2010
- Citation
- 1013400
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What this means for you
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