The Board has determined that the Veteran's medical condition was emergent at the time of his admission to North Bay Hospital, and he is entitled to payment or reimbursement for unauthorized medical expenses incurred from December 24, 2005, to January 4, 2006.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's initial emergency condition was emergent at the time of his admission to North Bay Hospital due to suspected CVA and alcohol intoxication. The case is remanded for a medical opinion on when the Veteran's condition stabilized for transfer to a VA facility.
- Claimed conditions
- Alcohol Intoxication, Acute Renal Failure, Rhabdomyolysis, Dehydration, Right Buttock Ulcer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 23, 2010
- Citation
- 1031579
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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