The Veteran incurred unauthorized medical expenses for treatment at Sacred Heart Hospital from September 7, 2007 through September 28, 2007. The VA denied payment because VA facilities were feasibly available to provide care and the Veteran could have been safely transferred to a VA facility prior to September 7, 2007.
The deciding factor: The VA determined that VA facilities were feasibly available to provide care and the Veteran could have been safely transferred to a VA facility prior to September 7, 2007.
- Claimed conditions
- psychiatric problems, residuals of fractures of left arm and leg
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 3, 2010
- Citation
- 1033321
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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