The Veteran's unauthorized medical expenses incurred from January 6-9, 2008 at Southern Tennessee Medical Center in Winchester, Tennessee are approved due to the emergent nature of his condition and the unavailability of a VA facility.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms were severe and required immediate treatment which was not feasible at any VA facility given their distance from his home.
- Claimed conditions
- cellulitis of the face, open wound to the forehead, bacterial infection of staphylococcus aureus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 10, 2010
- Citation
- 1021576
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