The Board denied the appellant's claim for reimbursement of private medical expenses incurred at Hancock Medical Center on November 6th and 7th, 2007. The reasons were that prior authorization was not obtained, VA facilities were not feasibly available, and the treatment did not meet all criteria under 38 U.S.C.A. 1725.
The deciding factor: The appellant's medical care at Hancock Medical Center did not meet the eligibility requirements of 38 U.S.C.A. 1725 due to lack of prior authorization, unavailability of VA facilities, and other conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- nonservice-connected condition
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 14, 2010
- Citation
- 1014195
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