The VA denied the appellant's claim for reimbursement of private medical expenses incurred on November 15, 2006 at Kaweah Delta Hospital due to lack of prior authorization and failure to meet eligibility criteria under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1728 or 38 C.F.R. § 17.1000-1002.
The deciding factor: The VA determined that the appellant did not satisfy the requirements for reimbursement under either 38 U.S.C.A. § 1728 (emergency medical care) or 38 C.F.R. § 17.1000-1002 (reimbursement of emergency services).
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 21, 2010
- Citation
- 1022923
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What this means for you
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