The Veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses incurred at Nemaha County Hospital from January 28, 2007, through February 3, 2007 was denied as the condition had stabilized and she could have been transferred to a VA facility.
The deciding factor: VA determined that the Veteran's condition had stabilized by January 28, 2007, allowing for transfer to a VA facility.
- Claimed conditions
- Acute appendicitis, Ruptured appendix
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 10, 2012
- Citation
- 1200831
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's non-VA emergency treatment for acute appendicitis was granted reimbursement as a VA facility was not feasibly available.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for payment of unauthorized non-VA emergency treatment at SAMC on February 5 and February 6, 2015 is granted as the medical emergency had not ended at the time of transfer to SAMC.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient examination and remand directives not being addressed. The Veteran's claim for service connection for appendectomy residuals will be reconsidered.
- Granted
The Veteran's medical expenses at St. Luke’s Fruitland Medical Plaza (SLFMP) and emergency transportation services on February 5 through February 6, 2015 are granted. The Veteran's medical expenses at Saint Alphonsus Medical Center (SAMC) on February 6, 2015 are denied.
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