The Veteran's unauthorized medical expenses incurred at a private facility on July 5, 2009 are granted as the emergency treatment provided met all criteria under Section 1725 of Title 38, United States Code.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed that the Veteran received immediate and necessary emergency care for an acute condition (acute pharyngitis) at a facility held out as providing such services to the public, with no feasible VA alternative available. The treatment was not related to a service-connected disability or work-related injury.
- Claimed conditions
- Acute pharyngitis, Candidiasis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 29, 2011
- Citation
- 1143626
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