The Veteran's unauthorized medical expenses from July 8 to July 10, 2007 at Physicians Regional Medical Center are approved as the nearest VA facility was not feasibly available due to his weakened state after significant blood loss.
The deciding factor: The Board found that a VA or other Federal facility was not feasibly available for transfer due to the Veteran's weakened condition and distance from the nearest VA facility (approximately 162 miles away).
- Claimed conditions
- Orthostatic hypotension, Severe anemia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 3, 2010
- Citation
- 1020479
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