The Veteran's unauthorized medical expenses incurred at MIMC from February 13, 2008 to March 3, 2008 were granted as the treatment was for a continued medical emergency and VA facilities were not feasibly available.
The deciding factor: The treatment provided during the emergency period met the criteria of emergent care in a medical emergency of such nature that delay would have been hazardous to life or health.
- Claimed conditions
- lower gastrointestinal bleed, macrocytosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- April 20, 2011
- Citation
- 1115461
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What this means for you
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- Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for macrocytosis, finding that it is not a compensable disability and thus cannot be granted.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for service connection for macrocytosis and hypercholesterolemia were denied as there is no current diagnosis of a disability related to these conditions.
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