The Veteran's unauthorized medical expenses incurred at Jackson Madison County General Hospital on March 5, 2006 were denied as the services were not rendered in a medical emergency of such nature that delay would have been hazardous to life or health and VA facilities were not feasibly available.
The deciding factor: The services provided by Jackson Madison County General Hospital on March 5, 2006 did not meet the criteria for reimbursement due to lack of prior authorization and because they were not rendered in a medical emergency that would have been hazardous if delayed.
- Claimed conditions
- allergic rhinitis, hay fever, acute bronchitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 23, 2010
- Citation
- 1023352
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