The Veteran's unauthorized medical expenses incurred at Baptist Medical Center in Little Rock, Arkansas, from March 26 to April 3, 2007, were approved for payment as emergency care provided in a non-VA facility due to the nature of his condition and inability to be safely transferred to VA facilities.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's condition required immediate medical attention and he could not have been safely transferred to a VA facility prior to April 2, 2007.
- Claimed conditions
- feeling sick, nausea, dyspnea, tremors
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 3, 2011
- Citation
- 1140986
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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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