The Board has determined that the Veteran's condition required inpatient treatment at a private facility due to his unstable state and lack of available VA facilities. The claim is granted as all conditions for payment under the Veterans Millennium Health Care and Benefits Act have been met.
The deciding factor: The medical records show that the Veteran was stable enough for transfer but not for discharge, indicating a continued medical emergency requiring inpatient care until he could be safely transferred to a VA facility or other Federal facility.
- Claimed conditions
- Respiratory failure, Arterial fibrillation, Encephalopathy, Multiple metabolic and laboratory abnormalities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- May 12, 2011
- Citation
- 1118343
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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.
What you can do next
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