The Veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of medical expenses incurred from May 3, 2006, to November 10, 2006, at Retina Consultants was denied as the services were not rendered in a medical emergency and no VA facilities were feasibly available.
The deciding factor: The treatment provided by Retina Consultants was not for an emergent condition or a service-connected disability, and there was no indication of a medical emergency that would have been hazardous to life or health if delayed. The Veteran's regular provider had scheduled him for further evaluation the following day.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 9, 2010
- Citation
- 1013624
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What this means for you
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