The Veteran's unauthorized medical expenses incurred on March 4, 2010 at Morristown-Hamblen Hospital were denied because he does not have any adjudicated service-connected disabilities and the treatment was not of such a nature that a prudent layperson would have reasonably expected delay in seeking immediate medical attention to be hazardous.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's unauthorized medical expenses incurred on March 4, 2010 at Morristown-Hamblen Hospital were denied because he does not have any adjudicated service-connected disabilities and the treatment was not of such a nature that a prudent layperson would have reasonably expected delay in seeking immediate medical attention to be hazardous.
- Claimed conditions
- rash, itching, swelling, blurred vision, dry throat
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 16, 2011
- Citation
- 1123180
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