The Board found that the Veteran's emergency medical expenses incurred on December 6, 2007 were not authorized by VA and did not meet the criteria for reimbursement under Chapter 17 of the Veterans' Benefits Act. The treatment was deemed to be non-emergent due to the passage of time since his last service-connected injury.
The deciding factor: The emergency medical services provided on December 6, 2007 were not emergent in nature and did not meet the criteria for reimbursement under Chapter 17 of the Veterans' Benefits Act.
- Claimed conditions
- left hand pain, cellulitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 22, 2010
- Citation
- 1023206
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