The Veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses incurred at a private hospital in February 2006 was denied because the services were not authorized by VA and the Veteran had other health care coverage under Medicare.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not receive prior authorization from VA for the private hospital stay, and he had other health insurance (Medicare) that covered the expenses.
- Claimed conditions
- Tietze's disease, atypical chest pain with no evidence of acute myocardial damage, documented arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease with previous percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty, hyperlipidemia, chronic hypertension, chronic depressive disorder, hypothyroidism
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 10, 2010
- Citation
- 1021616
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What this means for you
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