The Veteran seeks reimbursement for unauthorized medical expenses incurred at Auburn Memorial Hospital on February 7, 2007. The VAMC denied the claim because the care provided was non-emergent in nature and did not meet the criteria set forth by VA regulations.
The deciding factor: VA regulations require that emergency services be provided in a hospital emergency department or similar facility held out as providing emergency care to the public, with conditions set forth for an emergency condition. The VAMC's denial was based on the non-emergent nature of the treatment and failure to meet these criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- gangrene
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 13, 2010
- Citation
- 1030368
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What this means for you
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