The Board has determined that additional development is necessary before the claim for payment of unauthorized medical expenses can be adjudicated. The Veteran received treatment at Akron General Medical Center from September 29, 2008 to October 3, 2008 and seeks reimbursement.
The deciding factor: The case requires further review due to incomplete information regarding whether any continued care beyond the initial emergency evaluation was for a medical emergency that could not be safely transferred to VA facilities.
- Claimed conditions
- fall
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 16, 2011
- Citation
- 1123174
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- Denied
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- Denied
The Veteran's unauthorized medical expenses incurred on March 6, 2007 at Claremore Regional Hospital are not eligible for reimbursement due to his receipt of Medicare insurance.,For the unauthorized medical expenses incurred on March 10, 2007 at St. John's Medical Center, reimbursement is denied as the Veteran opted to use his Medicare insurance and remained stable by that date.
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